Hyderabad SOT Arrests Man Over Illegal Venison Sale as Probe Targets Wanaparthy Supply Route

Overview

• Rajendranagar Special Operations Team detained Mohd Irfanuddin in Attapur while he was allegedly selling about 15 kilograms of deer meat and seized Rs 3,000.
• Police recovered butcher knives and other materials used in the illicit trade during the operation.
• Investigators say the animals were transported from Pebbair in Wanaparthy district and the meat was sold locally for roughly Rs 800 to Rs 1,000 per kilogram.
• Authorities handed the accused and seized materials to the Forest Department for further action under the Wildlife (Protection) Act.
• Police are working to trace a suspected supplier identified as Ali of Bahadurpura and are assessing potential links to a wider trafficking network.