Alleged poacher found hanging in toilet of police station

Karimnagar (Telangana), May 26 (PTI): A 53-year-old man, arrested for allegedly hunting wild animals, was found hanging in the toilet of a police station in Peddapalli district on Tuesday, police said. The accused belonged to a gang which killed the animals by setting up electric fences and they all were taken into custody on Monday, according to the Ramagundam police commissioner V Satyanarayana.

In the wee hours of Tuesday, the 53-year-old accused went to the toilet and did not come out for a long time, he said. Then, the policemen in the station with the help of other accused broke open the doors of the rest room and found the 53-year-old hanging in the toilet, the police officer said.

Policemen took the accused to a hospital where he was declared dead, he said. The deceased was a native of Ramaiahpalli village in Ramagiri mandal, he added.