खम्मम में दो वन्यजीव शिकारियों को गिरफ्तार, रिमांड पर भेजा गया

Telangana: Khammam district, illegal hunting of wild animals in the Sathupalli forest area was prompted by the Forest Department. A special operation was conducted under the supervision of DFO Siddharth Vikram Singh (IFS), FDO Manjula, ACF, and the District Task Force, along with Sathupalli forest officials. Under the task force’s direction, the investigation was intensified. Officers thoroughly inspected the locations where poaching occurred, collected evidence of illegal hunting, identified the offenders, and arrested them. Cases were registered under the TG Forest Act, 1967 and the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. The accused were produced before the Principal Junior Civil Judge & First Class Magistrate, Sathupalli, who ordered them to be remanded. The preliminary investigation revealed that more poachers may be involved. Efforts are underway to identify them. Locals are speculating whether guns with silencers were used, whether sedatives were involved, whether the arrested individuals are the main culprits, whether any officials aided them, or if smaller players were caught while bigger ones escaped. There are also questions about whether any staff working in the Urban Park are involved. Although the accused were presented at the Sathupalli FDO office, local officials avoided sharing details. Meanwhile, district forest authorities quickly issued a press note regarding the illegal hunting case.