Man held for procuring venison in Coimbatore
The Hindu
The Forest Department on Saturday arrested a 66-year-old man on the charges of procuring meat from a deer which was reportedly attacked by stray dogs near Mettupalayam. Forest Department personnel fo
The Forest Department on Saturday arrested a 66-year-old man on the charges of procuring meat from a deer which was reportedly attacked by stray dogs near Mettupalayam. Forest Department personnel found around five kg of venison with G. Subbaiah from Thekkampatti which he was preparing to cook. The man told the staff that he found a deer trapped in a fishing net in a shallow area of river Bhavani at Thekkampatti on Saturday. He claimed that the deer was injured after attacked by stray dogs. The man took around five kg of meat from the deer and left the carcass in the river. The Department imposed a fine of ₹ 25,000 on Subbaiah and registered a case against him.A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.