Archive · 26 Jul 2025
Wildlife Traffickers Get Jail for Pangolin Poaching
A group of people who illegally killed a pangolin, a rare animal, were punished by a court.
The court sent 15 members of the group to jail for three years.
They also had to pay fines, with the total amount of fines adding up to a large sum of money.
This happened in a place called Katni in India.
A court in Katni, Madhya Pradesh, sentenced 15 wildlife traffickers to three years in jail.
The conviction is related to the poaching of a pangolin nine years prior.
The court also imposed fines on the individuals.
Fines ranged from Rs 10,000 to Rs 40,000.
The total amount of fines came to Rs 3.80 lakh.
- Who
- 15 members of an interstate wildlife trafficking gang.
- What
- 15 members of a wildlife trafficking gang were sentenced to jail for poaching a pangolin.
- When
- The sentencing occurred on Friday, July 26.
- Where
- Katni, Madhya Pradesh, India.
- Why
- They were convicted for poaching a pangolin, a highly endangered species.
- Court Location
- Katni, Madhya Pradesh
- Crime
- Pangolin poaching
- Sentenced
- 15
- Sentence
- 3 years
- Total Fines
- Rs 3.80 lakh
