Shivamogga: The Bhadravati Forest Department has arrested four individuals on charges of hunting a Sambar deer. The arrested individuals include Shiva (28) and Venkatesh (60) from Gondi village in Bhadravati taluk, and Manjappa (45) and Vinod (19) from Chaudikatte Bhairapura village in Chikkamagaluru.
The accused are reported to have hunted and butchered the Sambar deer near Chaudikatte in the Umblebailu range of Bhadravati taluk, discarding its head in a nearby lake. Following an investigation, the Bhadravati Forest Department staff arrested the suspects and placed them in judicial custody.
The operation was conducted under the guidance of Bhadravathi DCF Ashish Reddy, with participation from Channagiri ACF Ratnaprabha, Umblebailu RFO Giddaswamy, DRFO Pawan, Beet Forest Sanju, and other Forest Department staff.
