11 deer poachers arrested in Sundarbans, dead Chital found
Eleven deer poachers were arrested in the Dimer Char area of the Sundarbans on Thursday (10 August). Photo: TBS
Eleven deer poachers were arrested in the Dimer Char area of the Sundarbans on Thursday (10 August).
During an operation led by forest guards, a dead spotted deer, known as Chital, was found in a trap.
During an operation led by forest guards, a dead spotted deer, known as Chital, was found in a trap. 10 August. Photo: TBS
The forest authorities seized deer traps and two trawlers from the possession of the poachers.
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Sheikh Mahbub Hasan, officer of the Sarankhola range of the Sundarbans, said forest guards conducted an operation on a tip off that deer poachers were in Dimer Char.
He also said the arrested will be sent to a Bagerhat court on Friday after filing a case against them under the Forest Act.
