Overview
- Forest officials say a patrol acted on an informer’s tip around 8:30 p.m. on December 8 near Nandiwar village in Mhow’s Malendi range.
- The team recovered a sword, a country-made firearm and five live cartridges during the operation, according to the Indore Forest Division.
- A case was registered under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, with News18/ANI also citing charges under the Indian Forest Act as the investigation proceeds.
- Forest ranger Nayan Kumar Palvi said a local court granted bail to all seven accused on Tuesday.
- Coverage initially differed on the number held, with earlier reports mentioning four detainees before later accounts confirmed seven, and officials rejected the suspects’ claim they were searching for buried gold.