Rajnagar forest personnel on Wednesday arrested two poachers of Okilapala village under Rajnagar police limits for poaching a male spotted deer.
They also seized more than 40 kg of raw venison, a snare and two bags from the accused's possessions, informed Range officer of Rajnagar forest Surjit Sahu.
The two arrested were identified as Dinabandhu Das and his son Pratap Das.
According to Ranger Sahu, the duo along with another fellow villager Braja Sundar Das, allegedly trapped the male spotted deer after trespassing into Sunei Rupei protected forest. Acting on the tip-off from a reliable source, the forest personnel conducted a raid at the house of the taxidermists.