Chandrapur (Maha)
PTI, May 4, 2010

Forest department officials have busted a poaching racket in the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) here with the arrest of six persons and recovery of bones of the wild cat, officials said today.

The first arrest of one Mangaldas Madavi (29) was made on May 1 on a tip-off from Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI).

Three tiger claws were recovered from him, they said.

During interrogation, it emerged that he hailed from village Jamni located within TATR. Further raids led to the arrest of second accused, Bhauji Gedam (36), a resident of village Kolsa, which is also located within TATR, on the same day, they said.

Investigators learnt that the duo, along with another accomplice, had poached a tiger in Kolsa range under the protected reserve in Vidarbha region, officials said.