Three held for suspected deer hunt in Karnataka; rifle, night-vision equipment seized in Hyderabad

Three held for suspected deer hunt in Karnataka; rifle, night-vision equipment seized in Hyderabad HYDERABAD Three persons suspected of hunting deer in a forest area of Karnataka were apprehended by the Malakpet police in Hyderabad after a sports utility vehicle (SUV) in which they were travelling was intercepted near the Race Course in Malakpet. A licenced sporting rifle, ammunition and night-vision equipment were seized from their possession. The apprehended persons were identified as Syed Hussain, 47, a resident of Teegalguda in Saleem Nagar, Syed Omer, 49, and Mohammed Hameed, 40, both residents of Teegalguda in Malakpet. According to the police, the operation was carried out following credible information about suspected deer hunting in the forest area of Chimmanchod village in Chincholi taluk of Karnataka’s Kalaburagi district.