Tribune News Service
Dehradun, September 27
The police have arrested notorious poacher Ram Bhagat from Bhatinda in Punjab.
The Uttarakhand Police, acting on a tip-off, reached Dhobiyana Basti in Bhatinda and arrested Ram Bhagat. Haridwar SSP Rajeev Swaroop has announced Rs 2,500 as reward for the police team which arrested the poacher.
Ram Bhagat disclosed to the police that he was involved in a number of poaching incidents in the Najibabad Kotdwar forest area. He along with his accompalices used to lay traps for tigers and beat them to death with sticks once they were trapped. Later they would take off the skin of the animals with knives. Similarly, nails, teeth and other body parts were also segregated and hidden in bags to be sold in the market illegally.
Most Read In 24 Hours
Don't Miss
View All
Top News
Election Commission sends notices to PM Modi, Rahul, Kharge over violation of Model Code of Conduct
ECI invokes Section 77 of Representation of People Act, hold...
Massive landslide hits Arunachal-China border area; major portion of highway washed away
Videos shows huge stretch of the highway missing, making it ...
Maharashtra cyber cell summons actor Tamannaah Bhatia in illegal IPL streaming case
For allegedly promoting the viewing of IPL matches on Fairpl...
JEE-Main 2024 result declared; 56 candidates score 100 percentile
Out of 56, 15 are from Telangana, 7 each from Andhra Pradesh...
Delhi excise policy case: CM Arvind Kejriwal’s conduct did him in, ED tells Supreme Court
In an affidavit filed in top court, ED says AAP has committe...
