Chapide Venkatesh from Kondapalli and Durgam Ravinder, a government teacher working with a primary school at Meraguda, apprehended for their role in killing of the animal
Kothamangalam Judicial First Class Magistrate Haridasan E N convicted and sentenced Aji, Shaji, and Babu to three years imprisonment under section 51 of the Wildlife Protection Act which provides the punishment for contravening any provisions of the Act
The Forest Range Officer and staff of Gudur range detected a steel binding wire weighing around 15 kg that was laid and connected to a electric line in the Ootla north beat of Gudur section.