In a shocking incident in Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirappalli, authorities have arrested a gang which used explosives to kill a jackal.

The forest department arrested 12 Narikuravars for killing a jackal using explosives near Jeeyapuram. The Narikuravar is an indigenous community from Tamil Nadu.

The main occupation of the people, who originally belong to the indigenous tribes, is hunting.

The jackal reportedly consumed meat which was stuffed with explosives. Eating the meat led to the jackal’s jaws being ripped open because of the explosive. The jackal is said to have been attacked for its meat and teeth.

There have been multiple incidents of animals being attacked for their meat, teeth or claws.

Vijayaragavan, a police constable who found the 12 people in suspicious circumstances at a tea shop, started probing them and in the process found the jackal’s carcass in a bag.

The accused have been identified as Ramraj (21), Saravanan (25), Yesudas (34), Sarathkumar (28), Devadas (41), Pandian (31), Vijayakumar (38), Sathyamoorthy (36), Sarathkumar (26), Rajamanikam (70), Raju (45), and Patampillai (78).