Thursday, January 14, 2016

FB photo helps arrest poachers

In a first of its kind incident in Telangana, a photograph posted on the Facebook by an over enthusiastic man gave a vital clue which leading to the arrest of a gang of poachers.

One among them was accused of killing a panther one –and- half years ago in Ryalighadpur forest area in Mancherial mandal of Adilabad district.

Pasuleti Santosh,27, of Ryalighadpur village posted his photograph carrying a portion of skin of panther on Facebook a few days ago. This came to the notice of the forest officials who started investigation.

Meanwhile, forests staff come across some youth moving suspiciously in the forests and noticed that one among them had posted his photo on FB.   

Pasuleti Santosh was a friend of the prime accused Surala Srinivas,28, of Gaddaragadi village in Mandamarri who installed live electric wire in the Ryalighadpur forests to kill wild boars but accidentally a panther was electrocuted. Santosh took photos of himself with the skin of the killed panther.              

Luxettipet forest officials informed the matter to the Mancherial police who in turn took the Pasuleti Santhosh into custody which led to the arrest of all the  accused.
Luxettipet Forest Range Officer Anitha and beat officer of Hazipur Varapradayani said they got a clue from the FB post.

Undri Suresh,30, of Rajivngar in Mancherial town and  Undri Ashok,25, of ACC Mancherial purchased two nails for Rs 100 each from the Surala Srinivas.

The others who supported the prime accused were identified as Gurram Suresh,26, of Gadderagadi of  Mandamarri, Rathod Suresh,23, of Marutinagar of Mancherial and Gunda Arunkumar,23, of ACC Mancherial.



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