5 Aug. 2019



Bhopal: A poacher from Maharashtra was arrested with 4kg scales of Indian pangolin from Kurai  in Seoni district. Accused Dhanvijay Markam, a resident of Lodha village in neighbouring Maharashtra, was arrested by joint team of forest and police on Saturday.

Speaking to TOI, Kurai police station in-charge GS Uike said, “He was taken on remand and was sent to jail on Monday. During remand, Markam informed that he had killed the pangolins from Pench National Park. He also mentioned few of his accomplices and we have launched a hunt to arrest them.”

Uike added that Markam was carrying around 4kg shells which he could have obtained from two pangolins.

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