Raipur. 4 smugglers have been arrested for smuggling horns and skins of wildlife deer. According to the information, the team of Anti-Crime and Cyber Unit received information that two persons riding a motor cycle kept the horns and skins of wildlife deer with them and were coming towards Raipur via Mandir Hasaud via village Godhi. On which Additional Superintendent of Police City/Crime Abhishek Maheshwari, Additional Superintendent of Police Rural Neeraj Chandrakar and City Superintendent of Police Mana Kalpana Verma, in-charge Anti-Crime and Cyber Unit and station in-charge Mandir Hasaud arrested the accused red-handed with horns and skins of wildlife deer. directed to do. Under the direction of senior officers, a joint team of Anti-Crime and Cyber Unit and Thana Mandir Hasaud police set up a blockade point to catch smugglers near the underbridge located in Navagaon village under Mandir Hasaud area. Meanwhile, seeing the two-wheeler told by the informer and 02 persons riding in it, the two-wheeler was stopped by the team members, after questioning the two persons in the vehicle, the persons told their names to be Bhupendra Kumar Sahu and Faguram Yadav resident of Arang Raipur. Went. On searching the gunny bag kept with them by the team members, it was found to have 02 pieces of horn and 01 piece skin of wildlife deer kept in the sack. On inquiring about deer horns and hides, he was told by his two other fellow Mahasamund residents, Lilesh Sahu and Bhisham Bariha, to give deer horns and skins to them for sale. On which the other accused Lilesh Sahu and Bhisham Bariha, who were also involved in the case, were caught by the members of the team.
Efforts were being made to mislead the team members by not presenting any kind of document on demand of valid documents from all the four in relation to keeping horns and skins of wildlife deer. On which the four accused were arrested and kept illegally from their possession by seizing 02 pieces of deer horns and 01 pieces of skin and 01 pieces of motor cycle used in smuggling Jumla worth about Rs 4,00,000/- against the accused in police station Mandir Hasaud Section No. 335/2023 Under Section 51 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, action was taken against the accused by registering the crime. Detailed interrogation of the accused is being done regarding from where the horn and skin of the wild animal deer has been brought by the accused.
arrested accused
- Bhupendra Kumar Sahu, father Jama Ram Sahu, age 37 years, resident of village Deori police station Arang, district Raipur.
- Phaguram Yadav father Feru Ram Yadav age 36 years resident of village Gullu Para police station Arang district Raipur.
- Lilesh Sahu father Anirudh Sahu age 31 years resident of village Sinodha, Pateva district Mahasamund.
- Bhisham Bariha father Kansu Ram Bariha age 32 years resident of village Sinodha, Pateva district Mahasamund.
