Forest dept arrests 3 farmers for hunting Giant Malabar Squirrel in Wayanad
The Forest Department on Monday arrested three farmers fromAmarakuni near Pulpalli for hunting a Giant Malabar Squirrel inside the Irulam Forest Station limits. The accused have been identified as Jayan Pulikkal (55), Rajan Pulikka (57), and Shino Kuzhuppil (47). Based on a tip-off received by
The Forest Department on Monday arrested three farmers fromAmarakuni near Pulpalli for hunting a Giant Malabar Squirrel inside the Irulam Forest Station limits. The accused have been identified as Jayan Pulikkal (55), Rajan Pulikka (57), and Shino Kuzhuppil (47). Based on a tip-off received by
The Forest Department on Monday arrested three farmers fromAmarakuni near Pulpalli for hunting a Giant Malabar Squirrel inside the Irulam Forest Station limits. The accused have been identified as Jayan Pulikkal (55), Rajan Pulikka (57), and Shino Kuzhuppil (47). Based on a tip-off received by
The Forest Department on Monday arrested three farmers from Amarakuni near Pulpalli for hunting a Giant Malabar Squirrel inside the Irulam Forest Station limits. The accused have been identified as Jayan Pulikkal (55), Rajan Pulikka (57), and Shino Kuzhuppil (47).
Based on a tip-off received by Chethalath Forest Range Officer M K Rajeev Kumar, officials seized a hunting knife, an air gun, and the squirrel’s carcass. The air gun is suspected to have been modified by blacksmiths to enhance its firing power, potentially enough to kill even a deer, said Deputy Forest Range Officer Abdul Gafoor. The team included Beat Forest officers Ajeesh P S, Jithin Viswanath, and Soumya B.
The accused were produced before the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court II at Sulthan Bathery and remanded to judicial custody.