Mancherial: 11 arrested after 40-year-old dies in electrified poaching trap

Mancherial police arrested 11 persons on Friday in connection with the electrocution death of a 40-year-old man who walked into an illegal wildlife trap. During interrogation, the accused confessed to drawing power illegally from local transformers to set the snare in the Patha Mamidipalli forests for poaching.

Mancherial: Eleven persons were arrested on charges of setting an electrified snare that caused the death of a man in the forests of Patha Mamadipalli village, on Friday. Two axes, binding wire, eight mobile phones and other hunting material were seized from their possession.

Sharing details of the arrests with media persons in Dandepalli, Mancherial ACP R Prakash said Mamidi Ramesh, Mamidi Raja Naresh, Pendur Jangu, Kasturi Rajender, Jagadam Simhadri, Athram Ganesh, Thodasam Prabhakar, Edula Praveen, Jagadam Shankar, Jagadam Ashok and Komuram Sai were apprehended for their alleged role in laying the snare that claimed the life of 40-year-old Boyidi Reddy from Mamidipalli on the night of November 10.

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During an interrogation, the accused confessed to setting the snare to hunt wildlife in the forests by stealing power from local transformers. They admitted to consuming the meat of the animals and selling it to villagers. They also revealed that they tried to destroy evidence following the electrocution of Boyidi Reddy, fearing consequences. Luxettipet Inspector Ramana Murthy, Dandepalli SI Rajyavardhan and head constable Ganga Naik were present.