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India: A rhino poacher was arrested near Bagori range of Kaziranga National Park in Nagaon district of Assam on Saturday morning. The poacher, identified as Pradip Mura, was apprehended from Harmati, a fringe area of the park. "The poacher was keeping arms and ammunitions ready for poaching. But he was waiting for a…
Read updateIndia: Dehradun police on Wednesday arrested two members of inter-state wildlife poaching and smuggling gang and seized one leopard skin from them. Acting on a tip-off provided by wildlife crime control bureau, a team of Dehradun police nabbed the smugglers, identified as Dharam Singh and Chandar Singh Chauhan, both…
Read updateIndia: Forest department officials arrested three persons and recovered a rhino horn and ivory from their possession. The operation was carried out on Friday night and the arrests were made from Malbazar in Jalpaiguri. Of the arrested persons, one is a Bhutanese national and the other two are from Jaigaon and…
Read updateNepal: Police on Monday arrested a man in possession of tiger hide in Shankhamul of Lalitpur Metropolitan City-9 in Lalitpur district. The arrested has been identified as Mahesh Adhikari (26) of Dudhauli in Sindhuli district. A team of security personnel deployed from Metropolitan Police Sector, Pulchowk raided the…
Read updateIndia: The Puttur forest department special mobile squad have arrested 6 poachers, who killed a jumbo for ivory at an estate in Sakleshpura. The arrested have been identified as Gangaprasad, 32; Unil Gaur, 19; Silass Barl, 31, Birkumar, 25; Babulal Singh, 38 and Sancharorng, 45. According to forest officials, all six…
Read updateNepal: Bajura Police on Thursday arrested seven persons in possession of firearms and rare animal hides from Budhinanda Municipality of the district, following an increased vigilance to control poaching activities during winter. Bajura District Police Office (DPO) has identified the arrestees as Aaita Bohara (59),…
Read updateIndia: Five people were arrested and three others including a cop and a deputy block development officer booked by Pudukottai town police on Friday in connection with the poaching of a spotted deer in Thuvarankurichi forest range in Trichy district. Three licensed weapons used for poaching the wild animal have also…
Read updateIndia: The city crime branch unit 7 busted a red sanders smuggling racket with the seizure of around 1,500kg of the substance at Mandala, Mankhurd. Police received a tip-off that the red sanders were being transported in a truck to JNPT for export. They laid a trap and arrested the truck driver and cleaner of the…
Read updateNepal: Police said six persons were arrested in possession of leopard skin from Chalise of Gajuri Rural Municipality-2 of Dhading district, on Saturday. Acting on a tip-off, a police team deployed from Area Police Office, Gajuri, and DPO, Dhading, arrested six persons in possession of leopard skin and made them…
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