Tiger poaching site reveals 1 acre opium crop:More than 700 plants worth nearly ₹1 crore, police yet to act

Now another major revelation has come to light in the case of the tiger’s killing in Chhatiaam village, located near Tamia in Chhindwara district. In the same field where the STR tiger was killed by administering urea, opium cultivation was also being carried out secretly. A large number of opium plants were found at the spot, which surprised even the forest department officials. The forest department also informed the Tamia police station about this, but the police did not reach the spot. Negligence of the forest department’s monitoring team has also come to light in this matter. No movement was detected from the tiger’s radio collar since March 3, but the team reached for investigation based on the location 23 days later, only then did the case of poaching come to light. What is the administration doing after the revelation of opium cultivation The plants have developed pods, which have been incised. More than 700 opium plants have been found in about one acre of the field. The plants have developed pods, which have been incised. Opium has probably started to be extracted. After a few days, the plants will be ready for poppy seed extraction. Its estimated value could be up to approximately one crore rupees. Fear of destruction of evidence of opium cultivation Even after the revelation, the statements of the officials are not clear. Chhindwara DFO Sahil Garg says that the information is being given to the police. At the same time, Chhindwara SP Ajay Pandey said that information has been received from the Forest Department, and a team will visit the spot to investigate. Further action will be taken based on the points that emerge during the investigation. It is feared that due to the delay, evidence of opium cultivation might be destroyed. It is also being suggested that the Narcotics Department needs to be informed about the matter. Now know about the tiger poaching incident, which exposed opium cultivation The tiger had previously hunted cattle It is being told that this tiger used to roam in the Denwa buffer of STR and the Sangakheda area of Chhindwara West Forest Division. The tiger had previously hunted cattle in the field of the accused Udesingh (50), a resident of Chhatiyaam. In such a situation, it is apprehended that the farmer might have feared an attack due to the tiger repeatedly coming to his field. There might have been an obstruction in extracting opium from the plants. Therefore, he might have killed the tiger. However, during interrogation, the accused have admitted to killing the tiger by giving it urea due to anger over the death of their cattle. Tiger brought from Bandhavgarh a year and a half ago was found dead STR Field Director Rakhi Nanda stated that the tiger was about 4 years old and had been brought here from Bandhavgarh a year and a half ago. It had been living in this area for a long time. STR Field Director Rakhi Nanda had written a letter to the department to remove the tiger’s collar ID. Based on the tiger’s last location, the team reached Chhatiyaam village on March 26. During the investigation, a dead bull was found, which raised suspicion. During the search, the dog squad stopped at the accused’s house After this, the dog squad was called for help. STR’s dog Apollo and Chhindwara Forest’s dog Scooby were summoned. During the search, the team reached the house of the accused Udesingh, where he confessed to the poaching during interrogation. The carcass of a tiger was recovered from a pit about 200 meters away in the forest, which had been killed and buried. The post-mortem confirmed death by poisoning. In this case, a complaint was registered against five accused under the Wildlife Protection Act. Apart from the accused Udesingh, Bisnalal, Manohar Singh, Kailal, and Manak Singh were arrested and presented in court. Allegations of negligence in monitoring, demand for investigation Wildlife activist Ajay Dubey has written a letter to the Union Ministry of Forest, National Tiger Conservation Authority, Wildlife Crime Bureau and Principal Secretary Forest, MP Government. In it, allegations have been made of negligence in monitoring the case of the hunting of a tiger with a collar ID. Along with this, a high-level forensic investigation has been demanded.