7 arrested for killing barking deer in Odisha's Similipal

At least seven people were arrested for allegedly killing a barking deer in Similipal National Park in Odisha's Mayurbanj district, a senior forest official said on Wednesday.

Additional Conservator of Forest of Similipal Tiger Project, Falguni Behera, said the barking deer's carcass and weapons were seized from their possession.

A patrolling party of forest personnel arrested the poachers and found the carcass in a well in Goili village on Wednesday.

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