tiger hunting in ranthambore national park
  • Police arrived to arrest trapped hunters while killing wildlife in Phalodi range
  • 6 forest workers were injured in this sudden attack, police had to save their lives by air firing
  • Late in the evening, two poachers Asrar and Sunef alias Kaelu surrendered at Bodal Naka, along with a country-made gun

News Update, Ranthambore National Park:  The villagers attacked the police and forest department team who reached the Phalodi range of Ranthambore National Park to arrest the trapped poachers while killing the wildlife. The police had to save their lives by air firing. 6 forest workers were injured in this sudden attack. 12 villagers also injured in the clash. The teams of the two departments reached for action at 5 AM in the morning. Later in the evening two hunters, Asaar and Sunef alias Kaelu, residents of Jaitpura, surrendered at Bodal Naka, including a desi gun. Both were arrested. Phalodi’s Ranger Omprakash Koli has filed a case against about 500 women-men, including 29 nominated aacused, at the Khandar police station.

Police had planned to catch poachers

According to ASP Dharmendra Yadav and DFO Mukesh Saini, after the identification of the hunters, there was a constant effort to make the hunters surrender with the help of some public representatives, but they were bluffing again and again instead of surrendering. It was planned to capture the poachers on the instructions of the high officials.

Complaint reached State Chief Minister Ashok Gahlot

The forest department found this photo 9 days after the hunt while checking the chip of the camera trap.  The incident report has been sent to CM office.

Police approached to catch poachers earlier too

The first raid was given by police and forest department on 11 February, but the culprits were not found. Again at 5 AM in the morning on Thursday, police approached and grabbed them. Police and Forest Department employees were injured in stone pelting.

Big question: 26 missing tigers are hunted by poachers?

After noticing these incidents of open hunting we cannot deny untoward with tigers too. 26 tigers are missing from Ranthambore in the last 9 years. Recently its confidential report has been sent to the government. Yet responsibility could not be fixed. no one in ready so say anything about missing tigers.

Inputs: Dainik Bhaskar

By JAGAT

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