Telangana Plumber Arrested For Hunting Deer, Selling Meat, Antlers

A 34-year-old plumber has been arrested for hunting deer in forest areas of Maharashtra and selling their meat, antlers and other animal parts for profit. The accused, identified as Shoaib Afzal, son of Abdul Aziz and a resident of Panjesha in Adilabad town, had allegedly been on the run since a case was registered on August 5 last year. According to police, Afzal told investigators that his income as a plumber was insufficient for his lifestyle and that he turned to illegal hunting to make quick money. Police said he travelled to forest areas near Ghatanji in Maharashtra, hunted deer and cut the carcasses at the spot before selling the meat."Afzal kept deer antlers at his residence, allegedly planning to sell them in Hyderabad," Superintendent of Police Akhil Mahajan said. "Police recovered six deer skulls with antlers and one separate pair of antlers from the house.