Archive · 29 Jun 2025
Bengaluru Forest Officials Bust Poaching Gang, Seize 74 kg Meat
Imagine some people were secretly hunting animals like deer and wild boars to sell their meat.
The police got a secret tip and found the hunters with the meat.
They caught the hunters near Bengaluru and found more meat and some guns used for hunting.
The police also found cars and motorbikes the hunters used.
They arrested one person and are now investigating where the hunters were keeping the meat and what they were planning to do with it.
Bengaluru forest officials busted a poaching operation on Sunday.
Officials seized 74 kg of wild meat, including nine deer and one wild boar carcasses.
Two rifles, cartridges, two cars, and two motorbikes were also seized.
Prathap, 31, was arrested at the Bannerghatta-NICE Road junction.
A shed in CK Palya was raided based on Prathap's statement.
- Who
- Forest department officials and a poaching gang led to the arrest of Prathap.
- What
- Forest officials busted a poaching operation and seized wild meat and hunting equipment.
- When
- Sunday
- Where
- Near Bengaluru, including the Bannerghatta-NICE Road junction and CK Palya.
- Why
- Based on a tip-off about a gang hunting and selling wild animal meat.
- Seized Meat
- 74 kg
- Animal Carcasses
- 9 deer, 1 wild boar
- Seized Weapons
- 2 rifles (double-barrel and single-barrel)
- Arrested
- Prathap, 31
- Vehicles Seized
- 2 cars, 2 motorbikes