Forest officials arrest two persons for poaching
The Forest Department has arrested two persons for poaching wild animals with country-made explosives in Singarapettai Reserve Forest (RF) that comes under Tirupattur forest range
The Forest Department has arrested two persons for poaching wild animals with country-made explosives in Singarapettai Reserve Forest (RF) that comes under Tirupattur forest range on Tuesday. Forest Department officials said two country-made guns, explosives, nets, torchlights, and batteries were seized from the duo. The arrested persons were identified as S.
Sankar, 37, and his accomplice G. Venu, 55. They are tribals from Jawadhu Hills where they are usually engaged in farming activities. Initial inquiry revealed that it was during a routine patrol by a si member forest team in the forest that the team found the duo in the forest around 4 a.m with a bag of explosives.
The duo made the country-made explosives and also sourced some of these from neighbouring Kerala through acquaintances, for hunting of small wild animals. Forest officials said that they were regularly hunting in Reserve Forests in the area to sell the meat of wild animals. They poach wild animals to supplement their income from driving and masonry work.
A case has been registered under the Indian Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. They were lodged at sub jail in Tirupattur town. A probe is under way.
The BriefWire