Fourth accused arrested in Mhow poaching case:Reveals supply of blackbuck meat to wealthy and political families; Swedish guns worth ₹50 lakh imported, forest officials involved

In December last year, three poachers were arrested near Kishanganj police station, Mhow, with blackbuck meat recovered from their car. Last week, the Tiger Strike Force arrested the fourth accused, Sabah, who was on remand until November 3 and then sent to judicial custody by a special court. Sources say Sabah, caught after a year, revealed during remand that he supplied blackbuck meat to wealthy and political families, connecting with buyers via WhatsApp and Telegram groups. Imported ₹50 lakh gun for hunting, deleted chats under recovery Sabah claims MP forest personnel provided him information on animal movements. He maintained a personal WhatsApp group to track meat deliveries, but had deleted all WhatsApp and Telegram data by the time of his arrest. The Tiger Strike Force is now trying to recover the chats; only data from Imtiaz’s phone has been retrieved so far. Meanwhile, previously arrested accused confessed they learned gun operation from national-level shooter Aamir and had ordered a Rs 50 lakh gun from Sweden for hunting. Caught from Jogeshwari area of Mumbai The State Tiger Strike Force arrested Sabah, son of Salahuddin, from Jogeshwari, Mumbai. During remand, he revealed he delivered blackbuck meat to wealthy customers and named several politically influential families, though officials are withholding details. Interrogation also showed that deer, chital, and sambar hides were sold to other states, and blackbuck meat was supplied both within India and to Arab countries. 65 kg animal meat seized, three arrested Guns worth 50 lakhs ordered for hunting Role of forest personnel also suspicious Many members of the poaching gang are from Mumbai and Bhopal, and some forest personnel have been found suspicious, providing the accused with wildlife-related information. The accused, in jail since December last year, has not been granted bail. The STSF is now preparing a chargesheet in another case based on photos and videos recovered from mobile phones. Tiger Strike Force preparing for third interrogation
On the other hand, STSF is preparing to take Imtiaz and Salman into remand once again. An application has been filed in the court for this. According to officials, these two smugglers will be interrogated for the third time.