Our Correspondent :
Police arrested a poacher on charges of killing as many as 70 tigers in the Sundarbans over the last 20 years.
Sharankhola police, acting on a tip-off, arrested Habib Talukder, 50, in the early hours of Saturday from Madhya Sonatola village, adjacent to the forest, under Southkhali union.
Sharankhola police OC Saidur Rahman said arrest warrants had been issued for Habib earlier in three cases. “He was on the run for a long time.”
Following his arrest, Habib was produced before a court that sent him to jail on Saturday afternoon, the police official added.
Md Joynal Abedin, the assistant conservator of forests of Sharankhola range, said Habib had earlier confessed to the Forest Department to killing at least 70 tigers.
“Habib is accused in nine cases filed over forest crimes,” Joynal added.
Sharankhola Station Officer Md Abdul Mannan said Habib was listed as a most wanted fugitive by both police and the Forest Department.
