Forest officers here today booked Shingara Singh, a resident of Bagindi village for allegedly hunting down a wild boar in the village this evening. Shingara Singh, along with six others, was booked by the forest range officer on charges of poaching under various sections of the Wildlife Protection Act.

The wild boar that had been shot dead was with the Forest Department and a post-mortem would be conducted tomorrow.

According to the police, the accused was leading a group of over six persons carrying the carcass of the wild boar in the village in the evening when he was stopped by forest guard Bhupinder Kumar. The six reportedly managed to overpower the guard. The guard ran to the nearest village Kasauli and informed the police. By the time the police reached the spot, the accused along with the other unidentified person had fled the spot leaving the carcass there.

Forest Department officials led by Mr Gagandeep Singh Sandhu, Forest Range Officer, range Kharar raided Shingara Singh’s house in the village but he had absconded.

Meanwhile, the local police too booked Shingara Singh under Sections 186 and 353 of the IPC for causing hurt to a government official on official duty. Mr Bhagwant Singh, SHO, Mullanpur Garibdass added that Shingara Singh’s house was also raided and 48 bottles of scotch were found there. “A case under various sections of the Excise Act has also been registered against him”, he said.