Python Killed by Two Locals: Forest officials Take Immediate Action

Python Killed by Two Locals: Forest officials Take Immediate Action

Forest Department personnel from Puttur has arrested two residents of Kolthige village on the charge of killing a python. A jurisdictional magistrate court has remanded them in judicial custody till July 15. The officials informed that, the accused Dhananjaya, 38, and Jaya, 38, residents of Shediguri in Kolthige had brought the python that was found near their residence to the Aranya Samithi building of the village and tied it to the door of the building. The python died subsequently.

Since killing of python was an offence under the Wildlife Protection Act, the department acted against them. Range Forest Officer B.M. Kiran and Deputy RFO S.N. Lokesh led the investigation.