Nilgai Poaching Incident: Two Arrested by Pandharkawda Wildlife Division
Yavatmal: The Forest Department has arrested two individuals involved in the poaching of a Nilgai near the
Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
. The incident occurred in compartment number 127, near Savargav village, under the Sawangi beat.
The accused, Narayan Namdev Gautre and Subhash Amrut Bhandare, both residents of Savargav, were apprehended on the night of May 3. Forest officials Shashank Sontakke (Tipeshwar Sanctuary), Digambar Pote (Forest Guard, Both Range), and Aniket Chavan (Forest Guard, Bhadaumari Range) were conducting a routine night patrol when they noticed torchlight and motorcycle headlights near the regional farmland of compartment 127.
Sensing suspicious activity, the team moved toward the location. Upon noticing the forest officials, the suspects attempted to flee, abandoning their motorcycle. However, the forest personnel chased them down, apprehending both suspects and recovering Nilgai meat from the scene.
A further inspection of the area led to the discovery of the Nilgai's severed head, additional meat, and a coil of wire believed to have been used in the poaching. In total, six motorcycles were seized from the spot.
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