Golfer Jyoti Randhawa was on Wednesday arrested on charge of poaching in a forest range in Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh, officials said.

As per preliminary information received by the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, Randhawa, an international golfer and national shooter, and Mahesh Virajdar were arrested in a poaching case in Motipur Range of Katerniaghat.

A vehicle, a weapon and other equipment along with wildlife articles were seized from Randhawa.

Police are yet to issue details of the arrest.

The local police say no case has yet been registered at the Motipur police station under whose jurisdiction the alleged crime falls. The Divisional Forest Officer of Katerniaghat is leading the investigation and legal action in the case.

The Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the Upper Gangetic plain falling in the Terai of Bahraich district on the India-Nepal border. Spread over a total area of over 400 sq. km, it is a part of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, and provides connectivity between the tiger habitats of Dudhwa and Kishanpur in India and Nepal.

Katarniaghat is home to a wide range of endangered species, including the rhino, Gangetic dolphin, gharial, swamp deer, tiger, white-backed and long-billed vultures, and hispid hare, as per the State government.