Dr.Thomas (Special Correspondent)
T
he Kalaburagi district forest officials on Wednesday arrested a gang of three hunters from Chittapur forest range and recovered three otter skin,one kilo of pangolin scales,500 grams of porcupine quills , mongoose hairs and 11 wild boar teeth from them.
The officials have also recovered speared and other hunting equipment from the house of the accused during the raid and search operations.
The accused belonging to tribal community, professional hunters used to hunt down all types of animals to remove the skin,fur,teeth,bones and other parts to sell it to their customers who are from different parts of the state and even from neighbouring states .
Based on a tip off,a team of officials posing as prospective clients approached Hanumantha,one of the accused and arrested him as soon as he started displaying the wild animal skins.
The accused have been booked under wildlife protection act and remanded to judicial custody while officials stepped up vigil around the forest range.
