Nine arrested with deer carcass, 15 kg venison

The first seizure was made on Friday afternoon when a forest patrol team in Diginarai forest area noticed four persons lifting the carcass of a one-year-old deer and trying to load it in an autorickshaw. 

On being questioned, the four said they had killed the deer for consumption, following which they were arrested.

Another patrol team in Thengumarahatta forest area seized deer meat from five persons. They told the forest officials that they were walking along Moyar river bank when they noticed a tiger killing a deer. They raised an alarm following which the feline left the carcass and went back to the jungle. They waited for some time and cut the carcass into pieces for their use. 

All the nine persons were produced before the Judicial Magistrate in Sathyamangalam. They were remanded in judicial custody for 15 days.