RAIPUR: A poacher was electrocuted by a trap he had set for cheetal in a forest in Bilaspur district on Saturday night. According to police, four alleged poachers -- Roop Singh Gond, Birbal Porte, Janak Nai and Mahipal Maravi - went into a patch of jungle close to Kanai village in Sipat region, around 50km from Bilaspur city, to kill cheetal.
They drew a live wire from a nearby electricity pole into a waterbody that herbivores are known to frequent. Police say the four men planned to electrocute as many animals as came to drink from the pond. A cheetal was electrocuted the instant it tried to drink the water.
