Two PTR beat watchers held for aiding liquor distillation in forest
- | Tuesday | 5th February, 2019
Pilibhit: Two forest beat watchers were arrested near Haripur forest range of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (PTR) at Patabhoji village on Monday night for their alleged role in giving protection to illicit liquor distillation work in the forest area. Besides illegal entry in the forest, the distillers also used forest wood as fuel for distillation process.” Police have lodged an FIR against them.Field director H. Rajamohan has ordered verification of all beat watchers deployed in PTR. This will be the first time that such an exercise will be undertaken.Police said they had received a tip-off about forest beat watchers Ranjeet Chauhan and Mahesh Kumar of Guladia village under the same police station. Two countrymade pistols and six live cartridges were seized from them by the Puranpur Kotwali police.
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