In a successful operation, the Odisha Forest Department arrested three poachers in the Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary under the Nilagiri sub-division using evidence captured by hidden trap cameras.

The suspects entered the sanctuary armed with lethal weapons near the Panchalingeswar Beat House area. Acting on intelligence from the cameras, forest officials conducted a raid in the Shyamsundarpur region, apprehending Kati Singh and Mangala Singh from the area, along with Natha Singh from Kantabania village.

From the poachers, authorities seized country-made guns, various deadly weapons, explosives, and the carcasses of hunted animals, including an Indian porcupine (locally known as “gurandi”) and a jungle mouse (likely referring to a large rodent or small mammal).

The use of trap cameras prov

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