Wednesday 3 February 2016

4 years imprisonment for killing deer in tiger reserve

CJM court in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh had convicted 7 persons for killing a spotted deer in Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary under Dudhwa tiger reserve on January 2008. Court had sentenced all seven accused to four years simple imprisonment and Rs. 25,000 fine each for violation of Section 9 of Wildlife Protection Act (WPA) and three years simple imprisonment and Rs. 15,000 fine each for violation of Section 27 of WPA. Both sentences has to serve concurrently.