Overview
- The Sathupally court remanded the four accused to judicial custody until December 16 after they were arrested or surrendered.
- Cases were filed under the Telangana Forest Act, the Wildlife (Protection) Act, and the Arms Act for the killing of five spotted deer.
- Two suspects, Bharath and Mecha Raghu, surrendered and confessed, and officials say Raghu, a licensed firearm owner, will be taken into police custody for questioning.
- Outsourcing watcher Gopi Krishna allegedly changed camera alignment, went into hiding, and told officials the deer fled due to nearby mining blasts.
- Forest department sources report political pressure to shield the main accused, as reports also note deer moved into the park due to blasting at adjacent SCCL mines.