The forest personnel of Kanika forest Range under Bhitarkanika National Park have arrested a poacher, absconding since May last after committing a wildlife crime with his other associates.
ACF-cum-Range in charge of Kanika forest range Subrat Kumar Patra said poacher Janakar Mohanty of Khamarasahi under Rajnagar block was absconding since May last.
The poacher was arrested in the wee hours of Tuesday and later produced before the JMFC court of Rajnagar under various sections of wildlife Protection Act. The court remanded him into jail custody after rejecting his bail plea.
Patra said Janakar Mohanty and his other associates on May 18 last allegedly killed a wild boar with hunting dogs by spreading trap inside the Bhitarkanika Protected Reserve forest after trespassing into forest.
Later, they brought 9 kg of wild boar raw meat, one forelimb and skin to Janakar Mohanty’s house.The forest personnel acting on the information conducted raid and managed to seize wild boar meat, one fore limb and skin of wild boar from the house of Janakar Mohanty.
The forest personnel, however, failed to arrest the poachers as they fled from the spot during the raid.
The forest personnel came to know that Janakar was hiding in Kolkota to evade arrest for his involvement in wildlife crime.
Recently, he came to his house and the forest personnel arrested him, in the wee hours of Tuesday.
Patra said raid is on to nab the other accused involved in the crime.
