NAGPUR: The Nagpur forest division and rural police will launch a joint drive to check wildlife crime in vulnerable areas soon. The decision was taken on Tuesday at the district tiger cell meeting.
The move follows recent seizure of deer meat from the city. The district tiger cell headed by superintendent of police CH Wakde met at his office. Conservator of forests for Nagpur division N Rambabu, member-secretary and divisional forest officer (vigilance) DW Pagar, conservationists, police and MSEDCL officials were also present. Wakde assured all cooperation to the forest department in curbing wildlife crime.
Rambabu told TOI, “We have decided to seriously follow the system of maintaining ‘musafir’ registers in villages to keep track of strangers in the area. Besides, large-scale public awareness will be launched in the division with the help of wall paintings and posters.” The CF said a joint drive of regular field staff and police is planned in vulnerable areas to flush out habitual wildlife criminals.
Meanwhile, the four accused caught with deer meat on Sunday at Dighori naka, Dashrath Shettiyar, Seluraj Shetty, Sanmugan Shettiyar and Subramanyam Shetty, all residents of Bhuteshwar Nagar near Gangabai Ghat, have been granted bail. All accused were produced before the judicial magistrate first class (JMFC) PD Deshmukh, who granted conditional bail on surety of Rs 10,000 each.
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