Berhampur (Odisha), Oct 29 (PTI) Forest departmentofficials in Odisha have arrested four people for allegedpoaching activities from different places in Ganjam district.
Two country-made guns and other tools used for huntingwere seized from them, the officials said.
With the latest arrest, eight people have so far beenheld in the district in the last one week for suspectedpoaching.
Bikash Nayak, Surya Narayan Sethi, Kalu Behera andManu Behera were nabbed from Jaganath Prasad reserve forestarea on Friday, after forest personnel heard gunshot soundsduring patrolling in the jungle, said Assistant Conservator ofForests, Ghumusar North Division, Ramesh Pradhan.
Among the articles seized from the accused were amotorcycle, a flash light, an axe and a sword.
Forest officials, who have been conducting intensivepatrolling and search operations to curb poaching, hadarrested two persons from Tiliki reserve forest in GhumusarNorth division on Tuesday, Pradhan said.
Two others were also arrested for allegedly killing anadult wild boar by electrocution at Balibagada village inBerhampur forest division on October 22, he added. PTI COR SKNPDRBT.
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