Three poachers who were caught on March 17 hunting a black buck deer and peacock in Sehore have been sent under judicial custody after their police custody ended on Thursday.
On March 17 three persons were spotted while hunting by the villagers and were roughed up by them later they were handed over to the police.
Notably Saadullah Khan who is son of owner of Hotel Imperial Sabre was among the nabbed poachers. Along with Saadullah Khan, Mohammad Owais and Nishat Khan were also nabbed.
After their arrest they were sent under police custody of two days which ended on Thursday.
When the three were produced on Thursday in the Sehore district court they were sent under judicial custody.
Police said that the evidences for establishing their offence have been collected and due to which police remand was not requested by the court.
Saadullah Khan happens to be a National level Shooting player.
The three went on a hunting trip and after hunting a peacock and black deer when the three were on their way back the villagers spotted and stopped the three and opposed the move. The three were not ready to give up but the villagers overpowered them and handed them to the police.
They were hunting at a forest near Katpon village under Doraha station limits in Sehore.
Police have seized two expensive German made rifles and 59 live cartridges from their possession. A black buck and a peacock were also recovered.
A case under Wildlife Protection Act-1972 was registered and section 188 of IPC and sections of Arms Acts were also imposed.