Ratibad police have nabbed four poachers with deer flesh, gun, searchlight and binoculars in Ratibad area on Thursday. A case has been handed over to forest department.
Acting on a tip regarding a vehicle carrying poached animals was intercepted and seized and when it was searched deer flesh, license gun, search light and Binoculars.
The four poachers were identified as Mahir, Asslaan, Yasir and Shabad all residents of Jehangirabad.
Initially they tried to mislead the police but later confessed that have hunted deer at their farm house in Ratibad and were taking the same to their house.
Police found that the four are involved in poaching for long and evidences for establishing their offence have been collected.
They were hunting at forest near their farm house and after hunting they collected the deer flesh in a gunny sack. After they spotted police they tried to escape but were chased by the police and were nabbed. Police have seized licensed gun from their possession.
A case under Wildlife Protection Act-1972 was registered and further investigation has been started by the forest department.
The nabbed accused were involved in selling the flesh to hotels and restaurants would be investigated as poachers
During the whole incident forest patrolling party remained unaware which was deployed to vigil the area for Tiger movement. Later, after the poachers were nabbed forest officials were informed and on the receipt of the information a team of forest department reached the spot and started further investigation.