Excelsior Correspondent
LEH, Dec 22: Deputy Commissioner Prasanna Ramaswamy and SSP Udhay Bhaskar Billa today said that Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to conduct probe into poaching of blue-sheep and accused person(s) will not be spared.
Addressing a joint press conference here, they said, “there is no question of soft-paddling on the sensitive issue and investigation is being conducted by a SIT headed by DySP DAR Tashi Phuntsog”.
“Whosoever is found guilty will be punished and SIT has been directed to complete the task as early as possible”, they said, adding “the authorities will not succumb to any pressure from anybody”.
About suicide by a 52-year old person, who was believed to be the eye-witness of the poaching incident, SSP said, “there is no evidence as of now to suggest that he was a witness to the poaching incident”, adding “we have initiated inquest proceedings into this suspicious death”.
Responding to a question, they confirmed that death of blue sheep was due to bullet which, however, could not be recovered.
It is pertinent to mention here that the poaching of a blue sheep came to the light in the Gya-Meru area on December 11 and over the past 10 days it has taken different twists and turns. The organizations like Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA) and Conservation of Wildlife and Birds Clubs Leh have demanded that culprits be brought to book as early as possible.
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