Guest guest Posted June 19, 2009 Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 What irks me is that the conviction of this poacher would not bring back the tigers/leopards and several other quadrupeds that he killed! Simply because this is not the first time that this intransigent and obstreperous guy has been convicted. So,Dariya's another visit behind the bars is NOT going to deter him from his choice of work. So, do the WPSI and the JM think that he's going to turn over a new leaf and become a `wildlife conservator'????? Would the fine and 3 yrs RI be ENOUGH and EQUAL to the loss in the form of several tigers/leopards and chitals????? I think not! `Once in the racket, you're always in it'. – Al Capone, 1899-1947 Warm Regards Radhika Singh http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Health--Science/Earth/Flora--Fauna/Tiger-poac\ her-convicted-in-Madhya-Pradesh-/articleshow/4672818.cms Tiger poacher convicted in Madhya Pradesh 18 Jun 2009, 2110 hrs IST, IANS NEW DELHI: A Madhya Pradesh court sentenced a tiger poacher to three years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs.10,000, officials said on Thursday. Dariya (only the first name was given) was convicted Thursday by a court in Katni in Madhya Pradesh, the NGO Wildlife Protection Society of India (WPSI) said in a statement here. The accused was arrested by the KatniForest Division Nov 27, 2008, after a tip-off given by WPSI, the statement said. Tiger and leopard traps, a cheetal skin, antlers, a spear and other poaching equipments were seized from his possession following his capture. While pronouncing the sentence, Judicial Magistrate Umar Shankar Agarwal observed that the traps appeared to have no other use than killing wild animals, as leopard hair were found on one of the traps that were confirmed by forensic experts, according to the statement. Dariya has been previously booked in four different tiger and leopard poaching cases in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. He also served a five-and-a-half month jail term in Bahraich in Uttar Pradesh in another case in 2005. After being released from jail, he was again wanted in another case of tiger skin seizure near the Nepal border in 2006. The tiger is thought to have been killed in the Valmiki Tiger Reserve in Bihar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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