NAGPUR: The mobile squad attached to the Nagpur forest division on
Friday morning seized 50kg meat of nilgai (bluebull) from a poacher in
Ooty village under North Umred range, 25km from here.
Divisional forest officer (vigilance) PD Masram who was on a patrolling visit to trace out illegal Kathiyawadi grazers, noticed four persons carrying heavy bags.
During search, Masram and the forest staff found that the villagers were carrying meat in the bags. They arrested Fulchand Neware, 52, while other three accused ran away leaving the bags behind. They were perhaps taking the meat to the village to sell it.
Bluebull is a protected species under Schedule III of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and its hunting is prohibited. During interrogation, Masram found that the animal was killed with the help of wire traps in the farm of Vinayak Atram.
Neware and others had dragged the animal to 200 metres and disposed it off on the spot. "We seized over 30kg meat from the spot and 20kg in the bag," Masram said.
Accused Neware is in forest custody and will be produced before judicial magistrate first class (JMFC), Kuhi, on Saturday. Hunt for the farm owner and other accused, suspected to be residents of Ooty, has been launched.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Nilgai-poached-50kg-meat-seized/articleshow/15345294.cms
Divisional forest officer (vigilance) PD Masram who was on a patrolling visit to trace out illegal Kathiyawadi grazers, noticed four persons carrying heavy bags.
During search, Masram and the forest staff found that the villagers were carrying meat in the bags. They arrested Fulchand Neware, 52, while other three accused ran away leaving the bags behind. They were perhaps taking the meat to the village to sell it.
Bluebull is a protected species under Schedule III of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and its hunting is prohibited. During interrogation, Masram found that the animal was killed with the help of wire traps in the farm of Vinayak Atram.
Neware and others had dragged the animal to 200 metres and disposed it off on the spot. "We seized over 30kg meat from the spot and 20kg in the bag," Masram said.
Accused Neware is in forest custody and will be produced before judicial magistrate first class (JMFC), Kuhi, on Saturday. Hunt for the farm owner and other accused, suspected to be residents of Ooty, has been launched.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Nilgai-poached-50kg-meat-seized/articleshow/15345294.cms
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