Nine persons were arrested and sent to jail for killing a bison in the Bhoramdeo Wildlife Sanctuary in Chhattisgarh, officials said on Wednesday.
According to official information, the carcass of the bison was found on July 29 at Nandani Tola in the Chilfi Forest Range. The pro-active attitude of the Forest Department officials, who were assisted by a German Shepherd sniffer dog Nero, played a vital role in nabbing the accused persons, an official press release said.
The bison was killed using a live wire by nine persons from Kuman and Nadini villages, officials said. The wire used in the killing was sized from the accused.
They were booked under the Wildlife (Protection) Act and the Indian Forest Act. They were presented in a court which sent them on judicial remand.