The Statesman,Dec 13,2007
BHAWANIPATNA, Dec. 11: Forest officials yesterday seized two tusks of 11 kg 500 gms. (6 kg + 5.5 kg) from a hideout in Bondoguda village of Kalahandi and three persons were nabbed which is treated as major breakthrough by forest investigation. Earlier on 30 November four persons including one person from North-east was arrested and four tusks weighing 45 kg were seized from them at Muniguda of Rayagada district who have confessed of collecting the tusks after poaching tuskers from Kalahandi forest in the month of August-September, the Conservator of Forest Mr Subash Chandra Swain said. It is a major breakthrough of the forest department, he told. Mr Swain stated that the hunters from North-east are involved in the crime who have engaged locals as accomplices. Poaching of elephants in Kalahandi during August-September was in limelight and have raised shock waves among wildlife lovers and the forest department was targeted for negligence. It was suspected then, about possibility of involvement of Poachers from North-East in the crime. In Kalahandi the Elephant habitations are in and around Karlapat Sanctuary and in Urladani Pocket of Madanpur Rampur Block. With the arrest of criminals involved in the elephant poaching and recovery of tusks is a sigh of relief for forest officials.
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