India, Aug. 6 -- The forest department has arrested six individuals from Great Indian Bustard (GIB) Bird Sanctuary after being caught hunting protected birds. Acting on a tip-off, the suspects were caught red-handed while attempting to hunt near the Dhakdi village area of the sanctuary on the night of August 3. The forest officials intercepted the suspects with the help of a drone camera. Hunting tools and a two-wheeler recovered from the accused have been seized. Later, a judicial magistrate granted them one-day forest custody.

The arrested have been identified as Shridhar Vishwanath Kadale, 52; Satish Vishwanath Kadale, 45; Nitin Vishwanath Kadale, 35; Vijay Kiran Kadale, 24; Aryan Ritesh Bhorle, 37; and Gaurav Dattaram Gawande, 32. A ...