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| Forest dept arrests two for chinkara poaching |
| Correspondent
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| Pune: A group of patrolmen of the forest department arrested two persons late on Tuesday for allegedly poaching a chinkara in a forest in Indapur tehsil.The duo were apprehended with a chinkara carcass.
Department officials said the two accused have been booked under relevant sections of the Wildlife (Protection) Act of 1972, and the Indian Forest Act. A source added that besides the chinkara carcass, which was packed in a gunny sack, the accused were also carrying flashlights, a rifle and some rounds, as well as a motorcycle on which they were trying to escape.
“The incident happened at a forest near the Bori village in the Indapur tehsil. Our patrolmen found some flashlights in the dark around 11.30pm on Tuesday. We chased those lights and found the two men with the gunny sack that contained the chinkara carcass. We arrested them and filed a case under the relevant laws, and seized the rifle and rounds, and the motorcycle,” Rahul Patil, deputy conservator of forests (Pune division), told TOI.
Chinkaras have been often hunted as trophy and for venison. Forest department officials said the species is listed in Schedule-I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, due to an alarming reduction in its population over the years in Indian forests. It is also listed as a species with a declining population under the Red List of the IUCN. |
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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/forest-dept-arrests-two-for-chinkara-poaching/articleshowprint/82782547.cms |
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