Captive deer rescued from Bulandshahar forest
Bulandshahar:
Uttar Pradesh Forest Department rescued a deer which had been captured
by smugglers on Thursday here. According to Forest Department officials,
one of their teams swung into action and freed the hapless deer after
getting a tip-off about its whereabouts. "We received information that
a gang of smugglers had captured a deer in Sohanpur. But on our arrival,
the smugglers managed to run away leaving the deer behind," said Dattaram,
Forest Officer, Hayana Range. The officials claimed that the deer had
remained in captivity for nearly a year, and added that two of the smugglers
have been identified. "The two absconding persons have been identified
as Asfak and Rasmuddin," said Ashok Kumar, Range Conservator of Forests,
Bulandshahar. A search operation is on to nab the smugglers.
- Oct 13, 2006
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