India News | Man Arrested for Killing Peacocks in UP, Two Carcasses Seized

Meerut (UP), May 5 (PTI) Police have arrested a man for allegedly killing two peacocks in the Kithaur area of this Uttar Pradesh district, officials said on Friday.

Two peacock carcasses were seized from his possession, they said.

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Kithaur police station SHO Vinay Kumar said, "We arrested one Inayat, a local resident and a known poacher."

"The carcasses of two peacocks, along with a country-made rifle and cartridges, were seized from him," Kumar added.

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The accused Inayat has been booked under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code, Arms Act and Wild Life (Protection) Act.

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