The men were identified as Ismile Dhoki and Imran Radesha, both residents of Jaleshwar Bandar area in Veraval.
“During questioning, the duo confessed to have poached the cranes from the dam in Umrethi village. As the crime was committed in the Talala range of Gir (west) wildlife division, we handed the two men to officers of Talala range,” Galchar added.
Talala RFO Bimalkumar Bhatt said that besides Dhoki and Radesha, four others were also involved in the crime.
“We booked the duo for hunting of common cranes, the bird species included in Schedule-IV of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, after securing their custody from the officers of Veraval range. During interrogation, they revealed that four other men were also involved in the crime… they were also arrested,” Bhatt said.