Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday arrested four poachers for killing protected wild animal in Reasi.
Police Station Reasi received information from reliable source that few persons have hunted down a protected wild animal ‘Sambhar Deer’ by shooting with arms in Lamsora area of Reasi.
“In this regard, a case under FIR number 12/2021 under section 9/51 Wild life Protection Act, 3/25 Arms Act Police Station Reasi immediately registered, investigation started, search of poachers launched & four arrested.”
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Police said that as the case was of Special nature Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shailender Singh constituted a special team led by DySP Headquarters Reasi and police team immediately rushed to Lamsora and Kansar villages surrendered by river Chenab to explore facts & details in the episode.
A number of suspects were rounded up and asked to participate in the investigations. After hectic efforts, Police team zeroed upon one Bittu Singh, son of Belli Ram of Lamsora number 1 Tehsil Bhomag who during sustained questioning confessed about the commission of crime alongwith some other criminals.
Bittu is arrested and on his disclosure his ‘12 Bore rifle’ used in the crime has been recovered & seized in the case. Other incriminating evidences regarding killing of protected wild animal have also been collected, police said.
Two more poachers who were involved in killing of the Sambar Deer are Daler Singh & Sher Singh—both sons of Shivsaran of Lamsora number 2 Tehsil Bhomag, district Reasi are also arrested from the area. Their licence weapons used in the crime are also seized in the case.
One Village Defense Committee (VDC) Special Police Officer (SPO) Krishan Singh, son of Shankar Dass of Lamsora, Tehsil Bhomag, who was also involved in the crime along with his rifle issued by the department is also arrested & VDC Weapon (303) Rifle confiscated & seized in the case. He is disengaged as VDC SPO & his services have been discontinued.
Shailender described the killing of the beautiful animal as barbaric and conveyed that accused involved in such barbaric act shall be brought to justice at the earliest.
(KNO)
