India

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

Feb 2, 2019, 11:12 AM IST

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.