Budaun, January 12: Three men have been booked for allegedly killing two rare Indian crested porcupines (Hystrix Indica) for their meat, police said on Thursday. The incident took place on Tuesday in Kasu Nagla village of Dataganj area, they said. Uttar Pradesh: Denied Leave, Police Constable Carries His Son’s Body to SSP Office in Etawah.

The Forest department on Wednesday reached the spot and collected the remains of the porcupines and sent them for post mortem. Police have booked Dharmveer, Hari Singh, and Pramod under the Wildlife Protection Act. UP Shocker: Police Constable Beaten Brutally by Five of His Colleagues Outside Raebareli District Jail; Case Registered (Watch Video).

Forest Ranger Amit Kumar Solanki said that authorities had received information that some people had killed the rare porcupines after which they took the action.

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