4 held in Chamarajanagar for hunting, cooking deer in forest areas of district
Chamarajanagar: Forest officials on Friday arrested four men who had allegedly hunted deer in the forest region of the district.
The arrested men have been identified as Muttappa, Irfan Baig and Salim of Basappanadoddi village and Venkatesh, who is a resident of Ajipura village.
The forest officials had raided a house in the Vadakehalla forest area of the Male Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary on receiving a tip-off that a deer had been hunted in the area and the hunters were also cooking the meat. The officials confiscated 11 kg meat, a rifle and two-wheelers from the arrested men, who have been remanded in judicial custody by the court.
The investigation team included Regional Forest Officer Praveen Kumar, Deputy Regional Forest Officers Salan and Prasad, Conservators of Forest Parashuram and Anil Kumar and forest guards Ganesh and Prabhu.
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345 Indian fishermen stranded in Iran return home via Armenia
New Delhi (PTI): A group of 345 Indian fishermen, who were stranded in Iran amid escalating regional tensions, returned to India via Armenia on Saturday, officials said.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar thanked his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan for assistance in return of the Indian nationals.
The Indian nationals arrived in Chennai this evening, the officials cited above said.
The circumstances that led to them being stranded in Iran were not immediately known.
"Thank FM @AraratMirzoyan and the Government of Armenia for facilitating the evacuation of Indian fishermen today from Iran, through Armenia to India," Jaishankar said on social media.
Over 1,500 Indian nationals have left Iran through land border crossings in Armenia and Azerbaijan since the start of the West Asia conflict over a month ago.
"A group of Indian fishermen, stranded in Iran, are returning home via Armenia today; their flight is expected to reach India this evening," a government statement said.
It said the Ministry of External Affairs continues to closely monitor the evolving situation in the West Asian region, with the safety, security and welfare of the Indian community being accorded the highest priority.
It also made a mention of five Indians being injured in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
According to Abu Dhabi authorities, the Indian nationals were among the 12 people injured by debris from an intercepted missile.
"In an attack in Abu Dhabi, five Indian nationals were injured; four have been discharged, one remains under treatment," the Indian government's statement said.
It said the Indian mission in Abu Dhabi is extending "full" assistance and coordinating with local authorities, adding that their flight is expected to reach India this evening.
