In a violation of rules, labourers of government contractors were poaching fish in streams of the Beas. The fishing is banned in all rivers till August 31 due to the breeding season. Contractors were arrested by the Department of Fisheries on the basis of information provided by former wildlife warden Sukhdeep Singh Bajwa.

During the breeding season the fish migrates to streams or tributaries. These days when the fish returns back to the river, the labourers trapped them, claimed Mr Bajwa.

The nets being used by the contractors were narrow. The Assistant Director, Fisheries, Mr B.B. Sharma, said he had directed the contractors to employ men to check the poaching during the banned season. — TNS