Two persons held for possession of country-made guns, explosives near Katpadi

Two persons were arrested for possession of 2 state made guns and 26 pellets, 10 crude bombs wrong Pogalur reserve wood (RF) successful Pernambut municipality adjacent Katpadi successful Vellore connected Sunday.

The arrested persons were identified arsenic V. Ajith Kumar (28) and R. Pugalenthi. Initial enquiry revealed that Pugalenthi has been cultivating paddy and groundnuts successful his farmland for galore years. Police said that based connected a tip-off, on with wood officials, a peculiar squad conducted searches successful the reserve wood erstwhile they recovered the duo, who were reportedly roaming with guns and explosives successful the forests.

Police and wood officials rounded them up successful the forests. They recovered state made guns, explosives, nets, torchlights and batteries. Arrested persons told constabulary that they brought guns from known radical successful Keralam to hunt tiny chaotic animals and to forestall chaotic boars from destroying crops.

Police said that the duo utilized pellets to hunt chaotic animals similar monkeys, rabbits and spotted cervid successful surrounding forests adjacent Tamil Nadu - Andhra Pradesh border. A lawsuit was registered by Melpatti police. The duo was lodged astatine Central Prison successful Vellore. A probe is underway.