Three people, who poached a wild boar and stored the meat in their houses, were arrested by forest officials.
M P Kusha, M M Bhavan and P M Shashi from Ballamavati village are the arrested men.
Acting on a tip-off, the Forest department personnel carried out a raid under the leadership of Madikeri DCF Prabhakaran and ACF Neelesh Shindhe.
Bhagamandala RFO H G Devaraj, Kakkabbe DCF Suresh M B, Bhagamandala DCF Manjunath and personnel C K Nandini, Kalegowda S, Somanagowda, Ravi, Mohan, Sumesh and Chethan took part in the operation.
The arrested men have been handed over to judicial custody.
Published 05 December 2019, 18:45 IST