KOZHIKODE: The resort owner, who was arrested in Wayanad on Tuesday for shooting down a wild elephant inside the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS), has been named accused in another case involving the hunting of a spotted deer.
The investigation by the forest department into the killing of a jumbo on May 30 has also led to the busting of poaching racket with links to a section of the tourism lobby in the district.
Forest department officials said that resort owner KulathingalShaji, who had allegedly gunned down the wild elephant in retaliation to the action taken by forest department against his resorts, is found to be involved in several other hunting cases including killing of a spotted deer inside the sanctuary in April.
