Poachers remanded
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, December 03 2012:
Along with sending to judicial custody two poachers, apprehended by Forest Department personnel and police, the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Bishnupur today decreed that the hunting weapons (guns) and the motorbike used by the duo be seized.
The poachers namely Md Salimuddin and Md Amucha, both from Kwakta Santhong, were apprehended red-handed last month while hunting migratory birds at Keirenphabi area, which is in close proximity to the protected Keibul Lamjao National Park.
After the arrested poachers were remanded to police custody till November 26, both were produced before the CJM court today, with the court ordering 15 days jail term for both.
The court also ordered confiscation of the hunting weapons and Bajaj Pulsar motor cycle of the poachers.