<p class="bodytext">The Forest Department officials have arrested two persons for poaching birds and selling it to hotels in Chikkamagaluru.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The arrested are Mallenahalli Hakkipikki camp’s Srinivas (Seena) and Prabhu.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They were arrested while trying to catch birds near the waterfalls in Kamenahalli reserve forest on Friday night.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The police have seized one two-wheeler, arrow, cages, carcass of 1 owl, 2 “Bili Chorakki,” and 9 “Gowjanahakki.” In addition, the officials have seized 5 Chorakki, 2 water birds and 2 “Goravanka” from the arrested.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to Range Forest Officer S L Shilpa, “The arrested are amateur poachers. They were selling the birds to hotels. Case has been registered under Wildlife Act 1972 and Forest Act 1953.”</p>.<p class="bodytext">The arrested have been remanded in judicial custody.</p>
<p class="bodytext">The Forest Department officials have arrested two persons for poaching birds and selling it to hotels in Chikkamagaluru.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The arrested are Mallenahalli Hakkipikki camp’s Srinivas (Seena) and Prabhu.</p>.<p class="bodytext">They were arrested while trying to catch birds near the waterfalls in Kamenahalli reserve forest on Friday night.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The police have seized one two-wheeler, arrow, cages, carcass of 1 owl, 2 “Bili Chorakki,” and 9 “Gowjanahakki.” In addition, the officials have seized 5 Chorakki, 2 water birds and 2 “Goravanka” from the arrested.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to Range Forest Officer S L Shilpa, “The arrested are amateur poachers. They were selling the birds to hotels. Case has been registered under Wildlife Act 1972 and Forest Act 1953.”</p>.<p class="bodytext">The arrested have been remanded in judicial custody.</p>
