Pilibhit: A team of social forestry department on Sunday arrested a poacher from Tanda Bijesi village under Neuria police station after a video showing him killing a baby crocodile was widely circulated. The video shows him holding a sharp-edged weapon while his accomplice is tearing apart the jaws of the crocodile. During interrogation, Fakir Chand confessed to consuming its meat and selling off its teeth, said Kumar. The second poacher is also seen striking the crocodile against the earth and splintering his jaws. He is helped by Fakir Chand’s nephew, Prashant Mandal, a resident of Sitarganj in neighbouring Uttarkhand.
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