Four tiger poachers arrested in Karnataka

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The officials of the Forest department arrested four persons for poaching tiger and leopard. The poachers also consumed leopard meat.

Arun, Nanjunda, Ravi and Ramesh of Ambedkar Nagar in Nellur papaya in Hunsur taluk. The officials seized tiger and leopard skin from the accused.

According to the officials, the accused were poaching animals using traps and snare.

An officer said that the accused had consumed leopard meat.