In a rare act of presence of mind coupled with bravery and commitment to foil hunting of wild boars a team of three personnel of buffer area of Palamu Tiger Reserve recovered a gun from villagers. Five villagers who were out for hunting wild boar at Amwatiker with a muzzle loaded gun were chased away, said DFO Buffer Mahalinga.
He said that his team forced the hunters to run away leaving behind their muzzle loaded gun. The DFO added that lots of risk was involved but braving all dangers the guards foiled hunting attempt and recovered the gun. A case has been registered as two of the five hunters have been identified as residents of Amwatiker.