BAHRAICH (UP), Dec 26:
Ace golfer Jyoti Randhawa was arrested today on charges of poaching in the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve’s protected area in Uttar Pradesh, an officer said.
Equipment used for hunting, a .22 bore rifle and a deer hide were seized from the international golfer, field officer Ramesh Pandey said.
Randhawa (46), ranked among the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking several times between 2004 and 2009, has a farm house in Dudhwa-Katarniaghat forest area and was said to be staying there for the past few days.
The officer said a luxury vehicle with registration number HR-26 DN-4299 was also seized from the golfer whose full name is Jyotinder Singh Randhawa.
Police slapped serious charges under various sections of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, and the Indian Forest Act, 1927 against him. He was later produced before the chief judicial magistrate, Bahraich. (PTI)
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