At least 71 poachers or pirates have been killed in shootouts with policemen during different drives to save wild animals particularly tigers in the Sundarbans in fiver years, police chief says.
Besides, so far 223 were arrested and 391 firearms and 201 rounds of bullet were recovered during the moves, and finally a total of 87 cases were registered in this incidents as well.
Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque informed it to a delegation of USAID Bengal Tiger Conservation Activity (Bagh) in police headquarters yesterday.
The team included the programme’s Director Joe Smith, enforcement specialists Craig Andrew Fullstone, Chief of Party Prokash Kant Silwal and patrolling specialists Rudro Kausher.
The delegation informed of their activities to the IGP for saving the wild animals, tigers and wild resources. In the reply, the IGP claimed that they have been trying their best to save the wild resources.
Later, the police chief stressed the need for creating awareness among local people about the concern and increasing coordination among the forest officials and police.
