Nandyala (Andhra Pradesh), Apr 6 (PTI) Four persons were arrested for allegedly electrocuting a sloth bear and possessing parts of its carcass, said an Andhra Pradesh Forest Department official on Saturday.

Forest officials from Atmakuru Forest Division in Nandyala district arrested N Yesuratnam, M Shikamani, V Manu Sadhguna Rao and N Sai Kumar.

Also Read | BJP Foundation Day 2024 Date: Know the History and Significance of BJP Sthapna Diwas That Celebrates the Formation of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

"Based on an early morning tipoff on Friday, two of the accused persons, Shikamani and Rao, were nabbed near Surya Garden Lodge in Atmakuru and the dried genitals of the bear were recovered," said the official in a press release.

Other seized parts included the bear's severed head, chopped feet and bones.

Also Read | AMC Raising Day 2024: Army Medical Corps Celebrates 260th Raising Day as They Live Up To The Corps Motto.

Also, Yesurathnam and Kumar, allegedly involved in selling the bear's body parts, were arrested on Thursday night, the official told PTI.

All the accused persons belong to Kothapalli mandal in Nandyala district.

According to the forest officials, the bear was electrocuted 10 days ago by the accused in the agricultural field in Shivapuram village in Kothapalli mandal and the intention was to use its parts as an aphrodisiac.

The four accused persons were produced in the Atmakuru Court on Saturday, which remanded them.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)