Officials of Bairi forest in Jajpur district on Wednesday arrested two poachers at village Upala on the charge of killing a spotted deer last week at village Kaimatia near the forest.
The arrested persons along with others killed the deer on Saturday last were about to cook the venison. They fled from their village after forest officials filed a case against them.
The poachers used bow and arrow to kill the hoofed animal, said Bairi forest officer Chittaranjan Rout. The poachers were produced in the court of the Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) at Chandikhol. The court rejected their bail applications and remanded them to jail custody.