<p>Forest Department officials arrested three persons for trying to sell the antlers of a deer on Thathkola Road in town. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The arrested are Ranjith of Kundooru, Venkatesh and Shivakumar of Balegadde. After poaching a deer, they were attempting to sell the antlers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the guise of customers purchasing antlers, the Forest Department officials arrested the two persons. Later, they arrested another from a Khandya in Balehonnur. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Based on a tip-off, the officials conducted the raid. The officials also seized four tiger claws, two pairs of antlers of antelope, two pairs of antlers of deer, one tortoise and a two-wheeler from the arrested.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A case has been registered at Mudigere range of the Forest Department in this connection.</p>
<p>Forest Department officials arrested three persons for trying to sell the antlers of a deer on Thathkola Road in town. </p>.<p class="bodytext">The arrested are Ranjith of Kundooru, Venkatesh and Shivakumar of Balegadde. After poaching a deer, they were attempting to sell the antlers.</p>.<p class="bodytext">In the guise of customers purchasing antlers, the Forest Department officials arrested the two persons. Later, they arrested another from a Khandya in Balehonnur. </p>.<p class="bodytext">Based on a tip-off, the officials conducted the raid. The officials also seized four tiger claws, two pairs of antlers of antelope, two pairs of antlers of deer, one tortoise and a two-wheeler from the arrested.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A case has been registered at Mudigere range of the Forest Department in this connection.</p>