6 poachers held in Similipal for killing mouse deer
Bhubaneswar: Wildlife wing of the forest department on Saturday arrested six poachers in Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) with the help of AI cameras for killing a mouse deer in the protected area. This is the fifth time that modern technology has helped to identify wildlife crime and catch the perpetrators.
Three country-made guns and a snare were seized from the poachers.
“We captured six poachers, who infiltrated the protected area. They were arrested based on inputs from AI cameras. The group hunted a mouse deer, a protected species, using a snare,” said a wildlife officer. The accused were produced in the court of the chief judicial magistrate in Baripada. They were remanded in judicial custody after their bail pleas were rejected.
The accused were identified as Budhia Hembram, Ratha Singh, Baula Singh, Mithun Hembram, Laxman Soren and Pradhan Soren, all from Mayurbhanj district. Wildlife officials said the cameras, strategically placed throughout the sanctuary, have proved invaluable in protecting vulnerable species.
Two weeks ago, Similipal authorities caught five poachers for attempting to kill animals. In the middle of Jan, the poachers killed a sub-adult melanistic tiger in the reserve.
Three country-made guns and a snare were seized from the poachers.
“We captured six poachers, who infiltrated the protected area. They were arrested based on inputs from AI cameras. The group hunted a mouse deer, a protected species, using a snare,” said a wildlife officer. The accused were produced in the court of the chief judicial magistrate in Baripada. They were remanded in judicial custody after their bail pleas were rejected.
The accused were identified as Budhia Hembram, Ratha Singh, Baula Singh, Mithun Hembram, Laxman Soren and Pradhan Soren, all from Mayurbhanj district. Wildlife officials said the cameras, strategically placed throughout the sanctuary, have proved invaluable in protecting vulnerable species.
Two weeks ago, Similipal authorities caught five poachers for attempting to kill animals. In the middle of Jan, the poachers killed a sub-adult melanistic tiger in the reserve.
