Poacher wanted for STF constable’s murder held
Dehradun, April 10
A joint team of the Uttarkashi police and the Special Task Force (STF) yesterday arrested an absconding wildlife poacher wanted for the murder of an STF constable in Uttarkashi district. The accused has been identified as Sunder Singh Bisht, a resident of Sondh village in Uttarkashi.
SSP (STF) P Renuka Devi along with other senior police officials were camping in Uttarkashi after a gang of seven wildlife poachers shot dead STF constable Anant Kumar Yadav four days ago during a raid conducted at Dhauntri village. The poachers had snatched Yadav’s gun and shot him dead and fled with wildlife body parts.—TNS
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