Hunsur: The Forest Department staff have arrested three persons on charges of trying to poach wild animals at Sannagadde limits in Nagarahole Reserve Forest and have seized mobile phones, torch, knife, machete, liquor sachets and bikes from them. Seven other poachers managed to escape during the raid last night.
The arrested are Sujendra, Jayaramegowda and Shivannegowda, all residents of Shindenahalli village. The Police and the Forest staff have launched a hunt to nab Ningegowda of Chikkagowdana Koppal, Srikanth, Manjunath and Seenegowda of Shindenahalli, Venkatesh of Honnenahalli and Swamy and Chikkanna of Kolavige tribal hamlet.
