Poacher who killed Gir lions held, handed over to CID

17-07-2009
Poacher who killed Gir lions held, handed over to CID
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Katni (MP): An accused, wanted in connection with the 2007 killings of lions at Gujarat's Gir Sanctuary, abode to Asiatic Lions, was nabbed, Forest officials said on Friday.

"Daru alias Dora Pardi was arrested from Burhali village last night and handed over to Gujarat CID this noon," Divisional Forest Officer A K Baronia told agency.

Pardi was a member of inter-state gang of poachers and was wanted by Maharashtra and Karnataka police in connection with certain poaching cases, he said, adding the accused used to sell off animals' body-parts to smugglers.

Earlier, a smuggler arrested along with 65 hides of tiger from Karnataka had confessed that he got the skins from Pardi, Baronia said.

Bureau Report