Forest department took action in case of illegal hunting of chital
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Dhamtari. Taking action in the case of illegal hunting of wild animal chital, the forest department has sent 10 accused to jail. Arrows and bows have been recovered from the possession of the accused. The matter pertains to village Kantakuriardih area under forest range Kerengaon. According to the information, the villagers hunted Chital who reached near the school premises of Kantakuriardih while wandering through the forest. After getting information about the case, Bharat Lal Verma and his team, under the guidance of Dhamtari DFO Mayank Pandey and under the direction of Dhamtari SDO TR Verma, under the leadership of Circle Officer Kerengaon, issued a search warrant and arrested 10 accused for poaching chital. sent to jail.
Among the arrested accused, the accused were Johar Singh vld Nandlal Kamar (33 years), Bhuvan vld Chamra Kamar (35 years), Birender vld Nandlal Kamar (24 years), Puranik vld Shyamlal Kamar (28 years), Maniram vld Nohru Ram Kumar (25 years) years), Radhe Lal vld Panchu Ram Kamar (18 years), Chait Ram vld Rati Ram Kamar (30 years), Anand vld Banarasi Lal Kamar (19 years), Kishan vld Shivlal Kamar (25 years) and Durgesh vld Punrad Kamar (19 years) Years) All the residents of village Barabandha (Bagbuda Para) are included. Action was taken against the accused under sections 9 and 50 and 51, 52 of POR number 1487/13 Wildlife Protection Act 1972. 3 bows and 4 arrows were seized from the accused.