Jabalpur STF, Kurai Forest officers seize parts of wild animals from two accused

Our Correspondent

SEONI,

Teams of Jabalpur STF and Kurai Forest Range officers raided the revenue area of Kurai Forest Range under the South General Forest Division of the district, where two accused have been arrested with parts of bear skin, head of dead wild boar and meat of chital. The team is interrogating. An accused is absconding in this case. The forest department team is searching for it. Forest Divisional Officer, Sudesh Mahiwal said that information was received from the informer that wild animals had been hunted and the accused were hiding. After which Jabalpur STF, Kurai Forest Range team and Dog Squad team raided the revenue area under Kurai range.

From where Sunil Kumre and Buddhalal Inwati residents of village Karanjmara (Fatehpur, Gorakhpur) were in possession of about 3 kg of chital meat, peg from the field, GI wire, body parts and pieces of skin of dead bear, hair of bear, wild boar from the field, head has been seized. During interrogation, the accused told that electric shock was applied in the field for hunting wild animals. A bear had come in its grip 15 days ago. They burnt the bear which had been buried in the field after smelling it.

A wild pig also got electrocuted. Whose head was buried in the field. A few days ago a chital got electrocuted, whose meat the accused had taken home to cook. Forest crime has been registered against the accused under the Wildlife Protection Act. Shravan Raut is absconding in this case, the team is searching for. Forest Range Officer Kurai, Rahul Dharu, STF Jabalpur team, Dog Squad and departmental team of Kurai range were present in this action.