Nagaland`s Chief Wildlife Warden in Rhino poaching ?

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Dear All,

 

Couple of years back a senior IAS ( Indian Administrative Service )

officer of Nagaland Vihili Sekhose, Secretary of Art and Culture

Department, Government of Nagaland, a state in India`s northeastern

region was caught red-handed along with his driver and colleague

poaching Rhesus Macaque primates with several poached monkeys and

birds in the protected area adjacent to the prestigious Kaziranga

National Park, a world heritage site. It was a commendable effort of

Mr. Parthasarthy Das, DFO which ensured that the high profile

criminals are not allowed to go free.

Check link:

http://www.axom.faithweb.com/ecology

http://wii.gov.in/envis/paupdates/jpamapril2000.htm

 

A whole lot of arms and ammunition ( enough to wage a war ) was

recovered from the gang led by the IAS officer. He was arrested,

detained and his car ( a Maruti-Suzuki gypsy Government vehicle ).

A case was registered and this man was finally convicted of the

offense but surprisingly he was pardoned by the Chief Minister of

Assam, Shri Tarun Gogoi for the reasons that he was a patient.

 

Nagaland and its officers are once again in the news now for a similar

reason.

 

The horrifying incident of recovery of two Tranquilizer guns seized

from poachers in Kaziranga in the wake of the recent rhino poaching

which have taken a toll of six rhinos in past one month has been found

to be of the Chief Wildlife Warden of Nagaland.

Unfortunately the case has not been followed up.

 

See news link below:

http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070008833

 

Well this is something that needs to be taken up at the highest office

of this country.

 

May I request each one of you to take necessary actions in your

capacity to see that the offenders are taken to task.

 

If this be the case with protectors becoming poachers.....what

conservation are we talking of ??

 

regards,

 

Azam Siddiqui