Poachers held
Source: The Sangai Express
Thoubal, December 04 2022:
Thoubal Forest Division arrested at least five persons all from Lilong Chingkham for hunting birds along with two guns and one car (Maruti Swift) from Khangabok today.
The arrested persons have been identified as Md Amir Hasan (32), s/o Late Md Ahamad Ali; Mahamood Hasan (30), s/o Abdur Salam; Md Azharuddin (21), s/o Abdur Salam; Md Ahamad Hasan (30), s/o Abdur Salam and Md Farid Khan (33), s/o Md Abdul Karim.
It is reported that one of the arrested persons is a personnel of the Central security force.
According to sources, staff of Thoubal Forest Range took out a drive under the supervision of DFO Th Lokendro to prevent hunting of birds and animals at different locations from early morning.
Saying that the staff received information about a group of armed five people hunting birds at Khangabok while they were at Ikop Pat at Tentha, the sources maintained that the staff swung into action immediately and arrested the five persons.
The guns and the car used by the hunters have been taken under the custody of Thoubal Forest Division.
Speaking to this correspondent, DFO Th Lokendro said that legal actions will be taken up against the five persons.