Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday said to have arrested a poacher, alongwith double barrel rifle, after the latter allegedly made a poaching attempt on migratory birds inside Dal Lake here.

“One poacher namely Mudasir Ah Wangnu S/o Fayaz Ah Wangnu R/o Bhagwanpora arrested alongwith unlicensed double barrel rifle while attempting poaching migratory birds inside Dal Lake” reads a tweet by Srinagar Police on its official Twitter handle, as per GNS.

“FIR no: 01/2023 U/S 03,25 of Arms Act & sec 51 of Wildlife protection act registered in Nigeen PS”, the tweet reads further. (GNS)

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