Police seized seven hares and arrested four poachers from Dophadah area in Lohagara upazila town on Thursday morning.
A mobile court, led by upazila nirbahi officer Rebeca Khan, later fined the poachers Tk 500 each and released them, said Iqbal Bahar Chowdhury, officer in-charge of Lohagara police station.
The poachers are Raju Morlick, 19, son of Ismail Morlic and Murad Mia, 35, son of Lal Mia of Roghunathpur village, Akbar Ali, 50, son of Syed Ali, Shful Islam, 28, son of Hakim Sheikh of Bollertop village in Sadar upazila.
They have been setting poison traps to catch birds and hares from Lahuria jungle in the upazila for long, said the OC, but he could not say why they were freed for only Tk 500.
Contacted, Rebeca Khan said she took action as per the wildlife preservation law. The arrestees told the court that they caught the hares for consumption, she said.
Another mobile court, on 29 July, freed a band of six poachers who killed 280 birds in Lohagara area.
Cases of poaching are on the increase in the upazila, locals said, adding that strict enforcement of law and severe punishment to the offenders must be ensured to stop this callous act.
Poachers catch wild animals from local jungles and sell them openly in local markets, several villagers alleged.
Many locals also stressed the need for raising awarness among villagers about birds and animals to protect them from hunters.
A mobile court, led by upazila nirbahi officer Rebeca Khan, later fined the poachers Tk 500 each and released them, said Iqbal Bahar Chowdhury, officer in-charge of Lohagara police station.
The poachers are Raju Morlick, 19, son of Ismail Morlic and Murad Mia, 35, son of Lal Mia of Roghunathpur village, Akbar Ali, 50, son of Syed Ali, Shful Islam, 28, son of Hakim Sheikh of Bollertop village in Sadar upazila.
They have been setting poison traps to catch birds and hares from Lahuria jungle in the upazila for long, said the OC, but he could not say why they were freed for only Tk 500.
Contacted, Rebeca Khan said she took action as per the wildlife preservation law. The arrestees told the court that they caught the hares for consumption, she said.
Another mobile court, on 29 July, freed a band of six poachers who killed 280 birds in Lohagara area.
Cases of poaching are on the increase in the upazila, locals said, adding that strict enforcement of law and severe punishment to the offenders must be ensured to stop this callous act.
Poachers catch wild animals from local jungles and sell them openly in local markets, several villagers alleged.
Many locals also stressed the need for raising awarness among villagers about birds and animals to protect them from hunters.
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