Tiger poachers get 3-day FCR

Chandrapur: Three accused poachers involved in the killing of three tigers of a family in Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) were sent into forest custody remand (FCR) for three days on Thursday. Park rangers are investigating about their accomplices and their involvement in other poaching cases.
Killing of tigress and its cubs to save the illegal liquor brewery in forest close to the core zone of the tiger reserve has shocked wildlife buffs. The security and conservation measures in renowned tiger reserve are being questioned after poaching of the tigers in buffer zone and failure of park management to detect the carcasses for several days.
Three accused identified as Suryabhan Thakre (60), Shrawan Madavi (47) and Narendra Dadmal (49) were produced before JMFC court in Bhadrawati on Thursday. They have confessed their crime before the forest officials. Court remanded them into forest custody remand till June 20.