Elephant electrocuted to dying in Sambalpur; 3 poachers arrested

Officials of the forest division, who had been probing the dying of an elephant which died after coming involved with reside wire in Sambalpur.

Sambalpur: Officials of the forest division, who had been probing the dying of an elephant which died after coming involved with livewire in Sadar vary of Sambalpur Forest Division of Odisha, reportedly arrested three poachers.

A group of forest officers led by Range officer Sambalpur Sadar Hari Shankar Naik arrested the poachers for his or her involvement within the case. The accused have been recognized as Prasanta Mirdha (30), Dilip Mirdha (34) and Goura Mirdha.

The arrestees are stated to be the residents of Khairmal village in Sambalpur district, knowledgeable sources including {that a} case underneath Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and Indian Electricity Act has been registered in opposition to them.