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CHATRA: One man has been arrested and search is on for seven others for killing and eating a deer in Huntergunj block in Chatra on Tuesday night. A team of forest officials raided Dalgoma village under Chakla panchayat and recovered the animal’s skin and horns. While they arrested one youth, seven others escaped.
Forest range officer Surya Bhushan Kumar said they got information that a few youths identified as Bhola Baiga, Mahendra Mahto alias Gujjar, Kajru Baiga, Manoj Baiga, Ashok Baiga, Shankar Baiga, Sukan Baiga and Karu Baiga killed a deer in the forest and cooked and ate its meat. He said, “We raided the house of Bhola Baiga and recovered the deer skin and arrested him. We found the horns From Mahendra’s house, but he and the others escaped. Search going on to nab them.”