India, June 30 -- In a major crackdown on a poaching racket, Bengaluru forest officials seized 74 kg of illegally hunted deer and wild boar meat, along with firearms and vehicles, Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre's office said on Sunday. One person has been arrested, while three others remain on the run.

According to news agency PTI, the operation was carried out on Bannerghatta Road, where forest officials intercepted a car near the Bannerghatta-NICE Road junction and arrested 31-year-old Pratap.

He was found transporting the carcasses of four spotted deer and one wild boar. Two cars, a motorcycle, and two guns were also seized from the spot.

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