Poacher Nabbed in Similipal Tiger Reserve

Baripada: A poacher was arrested by the personnel of the forest department from the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district during patrolling.

The accused has been identified as Mangal Bansingh (43), a resident of Nuniagoda village of the district, was nabbed on Saturday.

Acting on a tip-off that some people had entered the core area of STR with weapons to kill wild animals, a team of forest personnel from the Chahala wildlife range searched the area. The forest department team managed to chase away the intruders. Although the other members of the poachers group managed to escape, the forest officials were able to nab Mangal. They seized one bow, three arrows and a bag filled with cooked rice from his possession. It hinted that the group had planned to stay inside the jungle for some days to hunt wild animals.