Mettur officials impose Rs 1L fine on hunter

  • | Thursday | 17th January, 2019

However, the forest officials managed to nab him.The forest officials registered a case and initiated an inquiry. Forest officials saw Manickam entering the reserve forest on Wednesday evening when they were on patrol. SALEM: Officials in the Mettur forest range in Tamil Nadu on Thursday imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on a man for attempting to hunt spotted deer.The accused has been identified as G Manickam, 47, of Nattamangalam near Mettur. When the forest officials surrounded him, Manickam attempted to flee from the spot. But he didn’t poach any animal,” said a forest official.The officials let the man go after he paid the fine.

SALEM: Officials in the Mettur forest range in Tamil Nadu on Thursday imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on a man for attempting to hunt spotted deer.The accused has been identified as G Manickam, 47, of Nattamangalam near Mettur. Forest officials saw Manickam entering the reserve forest on Wednesday evening when they were on patrol. When the forest officials surrounded him, Manickam attempted to flee from the spot. However, the forest officials managed to nab him.The forest officials registered a case and initiated an inquiry. They came to know that Manickam had not hunted any wild animals. “He entered the forest to poach spotted deer and wild rabbits. But he didn’t poach any animal,” said a forest official.The officials let the man go after he paid the fine. They seized a country made gun the man was carrying.

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