Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Two Held in Pudukkottai for Poaching Monitor Lizards
Forest officials found two people carrying three monitor lizards.
This happened in the Nagarappatti area of Pudukkottai district.
The officials stopped them during a routine check on Thursday.
The lizards were inside a gunny bag.
The two people were arrested for allegedly poaching the animals.
Their names were given as Kanagarajan and Senthil Kumar.
The officials later released the lizards into a nearby forest.
Officials have started legal action against the two men.
Forest officials arrested two people in Nagarappatti near Ponnamaravathi, Pudukkottai district.
Officials said the suspects were intercepted during a routine raid on Thursday.
A gunny bag allegedly carried by the suspects contained three monitor lizards.
The lizards were released into a nearby forest area.
The suspects, Kanagarajan and Senthil Kumar, face criminal action by officials.
- Who
- Forest officials arrested Kanagarajan, 42, and Senthil Kumar, 29, of Subbirayapatti.
- What
- Two people were arrested after officials found three monitor lizards in their gunny bag.
- When
- On Thursday.
- Where
- Nagarappatti, near Ponnamaravathi, in Pudukkottai district.
- Why
- Officials said the two were allegedly poaching monitor lizards.
- Arrested
- Kanagarajan and Senthil Kumar
- Ages
- 42 and 29
- Animals found
- Three monitor lizards
- Location
- Nagarappatti, near Ponnamaravathi, Pudukkottai district
- Seized item
- A gunny bag containing the lizards
- Action taken
- The lizards were released into a nearby forest area, and criminal action was initiated.