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| November 18, 2009 | Notorious poacher Bheema arrested in Haryana | | Ballabgarh (Haryana): A notorious tiger poacher wanted by several central and state agencies, Bheema was arrested in an joint operation by police and other agencies late on Tuesday evening near Ballabgarh in Haryana. Bheema was allegedly running a tiger poaching racket in the country. He was apprehended in a joint operation led
by the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), Gurgaon police and other agencies.
Bheema was absconding since July 2008, and was subsequently declared a proclaimed
offender. The joint operation team also recovered tiger bones, body parts, several
traps and implements from his Gurgaon house. He is also suspected to have been
involved in the killing of several tigers and leopards in north India and had
links to middlemen and illegal wildlife traders. His arrest is expected to provide
vital clues on organized poaching networks in the country. | |
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