Kendrapara, May 23 -- Forest personnel of the Gahirmatha Wildlife Range carried out a raid at Sasan village under Mahakalapada block, leading to the arrest of two individuals and the seizure of illegal wildlife products and hunting equipment.
The operation was led by Ranger Kapilendra Pradhan on Friday, following a tip-off about suspected poaching activity in the area.
The arrested individuals have been identified as Uttam Kamila of Sasan village and Rmakrushan Kamila of Suniti village.
During the raid at Uttam Kamila's residence, forest officials recovered 9 kg of raw venison (packed in nine polythene bags) 4 snares used for trapping wildlife and mobile phones belonging to the accusedOfficials stated that the meat was suspected to be fr...