He is a cousin of Sansar Chand and stays in the infamous Gali No. 11 Sadar Bazaar. Moti Lal was arrested Dec 1999 following the Ghaziabad seizure that yielded a huge haul of 50n leopard skins, 3 tiger skins and 5 otter skins. The CBI, which is following the case says that Moti Lal was just acting as a middle man for international buyers.
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He was in jail for nine months before he was granted bail. The case is still pending in the courts and CBI believes he will be convicted as they have a watertight case against him. Since then he has been keeping a low profile but he is very much in the business.
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