Baripada: Forest department officers arrested a poacher along with a country-made gun inside the Similipal tiger reserve (STR) in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, an official said Thursday.
The arrested accused is a resident of Kulian area in the district.
During a routine patrol inside the Balidiha Beat Tuesday evening, the staff of the Pithabata North Wildlife Range heard a gunshot followed by the sighting of a suspicious light from inside the sanctuary area, said STR Deputy Director Samrat Gowda.
During the search, a handmade gun, 10 grams of gunpowder, a torch, a dead Indian Hare and several other items used for poaching were seized from his possession, he said.
The accused has been arrested under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, officials said.
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