The Nilgiris Forest Division arrested four persons and seized country-made bombs, weapons and slaughtering equipment used to capture and poach wild game in the Nilgiris.
The four persons who were arrested were identified as P. Anantharaj, and R. Jeevarathinam, 25, both from Springfield in Coonoor, P. Jeevakumar, 46, from Alwarpet, Coonoor, and D. Premkumar alias Aasaithambi, 48, from Nonsuch in Coonoor.
Anantharaj, Jeevarathinam and Jeevakumar were apprehended based on a secret input to the Forest Department about their plans to hunt wild game in Saravanamalai in Coonoor. The three persons were found with machetes and country-made weapons when they were apprehended and questioned.
