Archive · 20 Aug 2026
Six Arrested Over Alleged Blackbuck Poaching in Bidar Grassland
Six people were arrested after a blackbuck was allegedly hunted in a grassland near Bidar.
A blackbuck is a protected wild animal.
Three suspects were caught by local residents.
The other three reportedly ran away.
Forest officials and police searched for them and later arrested them.
Officials seized two vehicles and a rifle.
The suspects were taken to court.
Authorities asked people to report wildlife hunting or other illegal activities.
The Bidar Forest Department arrested six people over alleged blackbuck poaching on August 17.
Residents caught three suspects in the Chondi-Mamadapur grassland and handed them to police.
A forest department search team later traced and arrested three suspects who allegedly fled.
Officials seized two four-wheelers and a rifle allegedly used in the offence.
The accused were produced before a court, while officials warned of stringent legal action.
- Who
- The Bidar Forest Department arrested six alleged poaching suspects; three were identified as locals from Chincholi taluk and three as residents of Hyderabad.
- What
- The suspects were arrested in connection with the alleged poaching of a blackbuck, and officials seized two four-wheelers and a rifle.
- When
- The alleged incident occurred on August 17; the arrests followed the incident.
- Where
- The alleged poaching occurred in the Chondi-Mamadapur grassland near Honnakeri Reserved Forest in Bidar taluk.
- Why
- The arrests were made to investigate alleged hunting of a blackbuck, a Schedule I protected species under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
- Arrests
- Six people were arrested.
- Incident date
- August 17
- Location
- Chondi-Mamadapur grassland near Honnakeri Reserved Forest
- Seized items
- Two four-wheelers and one rifle
- Suspects' origins
- Three were from Chincholi taluk of Kalaburagi district and three were from Hyderabad, Telangana.
- Legal status
- A case was registered and the accused were produced before a court.
- Protected species
- The blackbuck is listed as a Schedule I protected species under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.