Archive · 19 Jan 2026
Two Arrested for Trapping Protected Green Pigeons in UP
Two men were caught in a forest near Alwara Lake in Uttar Pradesh.
They were trapping special green pigeons called 'hariyal' and trying to sell them.
The police found 14 live birds and a net with them.
The men admitted they did this to sell the birds for a lot of money.
The police took the birds to a forest officer and then let them go back into the wild.
The men will go to court because it's against the law to hurt or catch these protected birds.
Two men, Lakhan Lal and Suresh, were arrested for trapping protected green pigeons near Alwara Lake in Kaushambi, UP.
Police recovered 14 live green pigeons and a plastic net from the accused.
The accused admitted to trapping and selling the birds, known locally as 'hariyal', for high prices in other districts.
The rescued birds were handed over to Deputy Ranger Manoj Kumar and later released back into the wild.
Cases were registered under the Wildlife Protection Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and the accused were produced before court.
- Who
- Lakhan Lal and Suresh, residents of Ward No 5 of Purab Sharira area under the Paschim Sharira police station in Kaushambi district, UP
- What
- Arrested for trapping and selling protected green pigeons
- When
- January 19
- Where
- Near Alwara Lake, Mahewaghat, Kaushambi, UP
- Why
- To sell the protected birds at high prices in other districts
- Accused Names
- Lakhan Lal and Suresh
- Location of Arrest
- Near Alwara Lake, Mahewaghat, Kaushambi, UP
- Birds Recovered
- 14 live green pigeons
- Legal Charges
- Sections 3/51 of Wildlife Protection Act and Section 325 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
- Rescue Officer
- Deputy Ranger Manoj Kumar of Saraiyan range
- Date of Arrest
- January 19
- Local Name of Pigeons
- Hariyal (yellow-footed green pigeon)