Nomads arrested for wild boar poaching
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08/12/2010
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Hindu (New Delhi)
Sunny Sebastian
JAIPUR: Five nomads were taken into custody on Tuesday from the Indergarh Range of Bundi district in Rajasthan for alleged poaching of wild boars near the Chambal Crocodile Sanctuary.
The accused, said to be belonging to the hunter community of Mogya, are from neighbouring Madhya Pradesh. They have been booked under the Wildlife Protection Act.
The hunters, from Shivpuri district of MP, had been temporarily living in the forest with their families after pitching tents. District Forest Officer Vijay N. confirmed the killing of three wild boars by the group near Kharayata village in Lakheri block of Indergarh Forest Range area, 85 km from Bundi town.
Indergarh Forest Ranger Rambabu Bhardwaj named the arrested hunters as Bhagwan Singh, Jitendra Singh, Laxman Singh, Govind Singh and Rajendra Singh.