Karnataka forest officials arrest 5 men for smuggling deer meat after hunting

Karnataka forest officials arrest 5 men for smuggling deer meat after hunting

Published : Feb 02, 2019, 11:12 AM IST

The accused are identified as Yunus, Irfan, Imran, Noor and Riyaz from Karnataka's Kalaburagi district

Bidar: The Bidar Police on Friday arrested five men for illegally hunting down a deer and smuggling the corpse in a car. The Halasuru Police, with the help of the forest officials, seized 51 live bullets and two deer corpses from the accused. The police officials also learnt that the hunters were amateur hunters and would sell the meat for cash. A case has been registered in Halasuru police station, and further reports are awaited.