Archive · 2 Jan 2026
Man arrested for blackbuck poaching in Odisha
A man named Rabindra Kumar Parida was arrested in Odisha for hunting a blackbuck, which is a protected animal.
He and four others were trying to cut up the animal when forest officers found them.
The blackbuck died because it got caught in a trap meant for a wild boar.
The forest officers took the meat and other parts of the animal.
The blackbuck is special because it is only found in Ganjam district in Odisha, and people there usually protect it.
A group that protects the blackbuck wants the government to punish the people who hunted it.
Rabindra Kumar Parida was arrested for poaching a blackbuck in Ganjam district, Odisha.
Four other persons involved in the poaching fled the scene during a forest department raid.
Around 30-kg of blackbuck meat and organs were seized during the raid.
The blackbuck was electrocuted after getting caught in a live wire trap meant for a wild boar.
Ganjam district is the only habitat of the blackbuck in Odisha, and locals traditionally protect the animal.
- Who
- Rabindra Kumar Parida and four other unidentified persons
- What
- Poaching of a blackbuck (Schedule-I animal)
- When
- January 2, 2024 (arrest made on this date)
- Where
- Kebripalli village under Jagannath Prasad forest range, Ganjam district, Odisha
- Why
- The accused had laid a live wire trap to catch a wild boar, but a blackbuck was electrocuted instead
- Accused
- Rabindra Kumar Parida
- Location
- Kebripalli village, Ganjam district, Odisha
- Animal
- Blackbuck (Schedule-I)
- Seized Items
- 30-kg of blackbuck meat and organs
- Method
- Live wire trap
- Status
- One arrested, four absconding
- Protection Committee
- Blackbuck protection committee
- Habitat
- Ganjam district (only habitat in Odisha)