OOTY: Forest department personnel have arrested two persons for poaching sambar deer in Devarshola limits near Gudalur in western Nilgiris.
A patrol team on duty on Friday night heard gunshots in the jungle limits in Devarshola. When the team intercepted and checked the vehicles crossing the Devarshola limits, they found meat extracted from a sambar deer in a car. The foresters seized the car and the meat and nabbed the duo in the car who were identified as Haridass(35) and Sajindev(34), hailing from Devarshola.
The investigation revealed that four persons, including the arrested duo, ventured into the forests to poach sambar deer in order to sell its meat for a higher price during the Deepavali weekend.
The foresters also inspected the spot where the deer was poached and collected the carcass remains. They formed a team to nab the other two persons involved in the poaching, who are now at large.
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