Three arrested with antlers in Uttar Pradesh

LUCKNOW - Three poachers were arrested and nine quintals of antlers were seized in Uttar Pradeshs Saharanpur district, a forest official said Saturday.

The antlers are mainly of spotted deer, sambar deer, barking deer,” Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Girish H.V. told IANS over phone from Saharanpur, some 450 km from here.

Officials have not ruled out mafia link into the incident. Police and forest officials have initiated a joint inquiry.

Several people keeping regular contacts with the arrested men have been detained, police inspector Deepak Chaturvedi said.