Kuno Cheetah Death: 2 Brothers Arrested for Shooting Male Cheetah; Licensed Gun Recovered
The state police say the brothers used a licensed firearm while hunting, and investigators found no link to wildlife trafficking.
- On Monday, the Madhya Pradesh Special Task Force arrested two brothers for allegedly shooting a 19-month-old cheetah, KNG-22, which died after being found with gunshot injuries in the Sheopur forest division.
- Bhagwan Singh and Pritam Singh allegedly shot the cheetah on October 24 while hunting near Nitanwas village in Vijaypur using a licensed double-barrel muzzle-loading gun, which authorities later recovered from Morena forest.
- The STF investigation concluded the killing was motivated by recreational hunting, ruling out any involvement of organized wildlife crime or illegal trade syndicates.
- Officials booked the brothers under Sections 9 and 51 of the Wild Life Act, 1972, and both were scheduled for a court appearance in Vijaypur on Monday.
- This marks the first firearm-related death of a cheetah since Project Cheetah launched in September 2022, reviving concerns about a species officially declared extinct in 1952.
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Madhya Pradesh: Two Brothers Arrested In Cheetah Shooting Case, Gun Recovered
<p><strong>Sheopur (MP):</strong> Two men were arrested for alleged involvement in last month's shooting of a cheetah in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur district, and the double-barrel muzzle-loading gun used in the crime has been recovered, forest department officials said on Monday.</p> <p>The 19-month-old Indian-born cheetah, officially known as Kuno Nirva Gaurav or KNG-22, was found injured in compartment number 748 of the Sheopur forest division o…
MP’s Kuno cheetah shooting case: Two arrested, licensed muzzle-loading gun seized - The Tribune
According to a statement issued by the Special Task Force (STF) constituted to investigate the cheetah’s death, the probe has so far found no evidence of the involvement of any organised syndicate engaged in illegal wildlife trade.
The Special Task Force (STF) has arrested two brothers from Morena in connection with the shooting of a cheetah KNG-22 in Kuno. A licensed double-barreled cap gun was recovered at the accused's location.
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