Shivpuri, Sept. 29 -- Wildlife SOS co-founder and CEO Kartick Satyanarayan appeared before the forest authorities on Monday in connection with an alleged Leopard poaching and skin smuggling case and said he and his organisation were "absolutely innocent", while assuring full cooperation with the investigation.

The Madhya Pradesh Forest Department and State Tiger Strike Force (STSF) questioned Wildlife SOS Co-Founder and CEO Kartick Satyanarayan for over 9 hours in connection with the alleged leopard poaching and wildlife trafficking case, after his name surfaced during the investigation into the seizure of leopard skins in Agra, Uttar Pradesh.

The appearance came pursuant to the Supreme Court's September 21 order directing Satyanarayan ...