FOREST officials have arrested a 42-year-old man for attempting to hunt wildlife in the Kanha Tiger Reserve. The action was taken in Supkhar Range of the reserve following a tip-off from an informer. Acting on the information, forest personnel apprehended the accused from Compartment No. 282 in Supkhar Beat while he was attempting to carry out wildlife hunting. The accused was identified as Tirath Singh Tekam, son of Kishan Singh, a resident of Indri village under Motinala police station in Bichhiya tehsil.

 

During the operation, officials seized one packet of aluminium phosphide (Sulphas), two clay pellets containing Sulphas and an axe from his possession. A forest offence case was registered against the accused, who was produced before the competent court. The operation was conducted under the guidance of the Field Director and Deputy Director of Kanha Tiger Reserve. The team included Range Officer Ashok Rahangdale, Forester Asif Qureshi, Forest Guard Sagar Markam, security workers Nandlal and Aghan Singh, along with other forest personnel. The forest department said the timely action based on the informer’s input helped prevent a potential wildlife crime in the reserve.