Summary:
The spot is located 10 km from Dora village which falls under jurisdiction of Balaghat’s Malajkhand police station.Accused Birju alias Virendra Purram, 30, resident of Dora village; Sarjit Singh, 45, resident of Dora village; Salik Uikey,50, of Narangi Chawk Rupjhar; Santosh Bhalavi, 32 of Dora village and Heeralal Maravi , 50 of Kodul Ukwa vangram Rupjhar have been charged under various section of Wildlife Protection Act.They were arrested following intelligence inputs. It was found that both tiger and leopard population in the reserve maintained a high level of genetic diversity. Based on specific details, trap was laid, and they were caught," said an officer.Investigators believe the tiger was killed a month ago. Kanha and Pench reserves and Satpura and Melghat reserves are connected via forest corridors that tigers, leopards, humans and cattle share. BHOPAL: In a major breakthrough, Madhya Pradesh police seized hides of a tiger, leopard and jungle cat during a covert operation in Balaghat district Police claim these endangered species were poached by poisoned-kills deep inside Maoist-infested forest areas on Satpura-Maikal landscape of central India — largest natural habitat of tigers in the world..