Bison killed, meat eaten in Bengal village; 1 arrested

Munda has been arrested while a hunt is on for the others, he added. Horns of the bison and a part of the meat were later recovered from his house with the help of the Forest Department's dog squad, the official said.

An Indian bison was slaughtered and its meat eaten in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district, following which a person was arrested on Friday, forest officials said. The incident happened in Tilabari village near the Gorumara forest on Wednesday, a senior official said.

Somra Munda caught the bison from the forest and ate the meat along with four others, he said. Munda has been arrested while a hunt is on for the others, he added.

Horns of the bison and a part of the meat were later recovered from his house with the help of the Forest Department's dog squad, the official said. A case has been registered and an investigation is underway to ascertain the exact reason for the killing, he said.