Estate owner held for killing tiger
17 May 2008, 0537 hrs IST,TNN
BANGALORE: Kodagu district police has arrested one Sujala Kariappa of Kuruchi village for owning a single-barrel breach loading gun that was used to shoot a tiger in the first week of May.
The tiger was found dead with 19 pellet injuries in the coffee estate of Ajimada Kariappa and was first noticed by forest watcher D Laksha.
Acting on a complaint, Srimangala police registered a criminal case and arrested Sujala.
Forest officials also recovered claws and other body parts from the carcass. Kodagu police are searching for Sujala's associates Chinna and Mani.
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