Archive · 2 Dec 2025
Nine Jailed for Wildlife Crimes in Alipurduar
Nine people in India were sent to jail for three years each for doing bad things to animals.
They were caught doing things like selling deer antlers, trading lizards, cooking deer meat, and trying to sell a pangolin, which is a special kind of animal.
The court also made them pay a big fine.
The people who caught them said this will help stop others from hurting animals.
Nine individuals were sentenced to three years in jail for wildlife crimes in Alipurduar, West Bengal.
Crimes included illegal possession and trade of hog deer antlers, live tokay geckos, barking deer meat, and a live pangolin.
The court fined each convict ₹50,000.
Cases involved raids by forest range officers between 2019 and 2023.
Convictions aim to deter future wildlife crimes in the region.
- Who
- Nine individuals: Ejajul Hauke, Sekandar Ali, Babla Barman, Manik Hossain Sarkar, Manirul Haque, Asraf Hossain, Kailash Baraik, Bikash Chandra Barman, Arup Gupta
- What
- Conviction for wildlife crimes including illegal possession, trade, and trafficking of protected species
- When
- Cases occurred between August 2019 and March 2023, sentences handed down on Monday
- Where
- Alipurduar and Jalpaiguri districts, West Bengal, India
- Why
- To combat wildlife crimes and send a strong message against such activities
- Number of Convicted
- 9
- Sentence Length
- 3 years rigorous imprisonment
- Fine per Convict
- ₹50,000
- Crimes Involved
- Illegal possession, trade, and trafficking of wildlife
- Key Species Involved
- Hog deer, tokay geckos, barking deer, pangolin