Hazaribag: Three successive explosions in Nawadih forest under Katkamdag police station limits in Hazaribag district on Tuesday allegedly killed three animals and triggered panic among nearby villagers, who suspected explosives were being used for illegal hunting.A pet pig, a dog and a jackal died. Villagers who rushed to the site said they spotted two suspicious men, allegedly poachers, nearby shortly after the blasts. The men fled into the forest when villagers tried to apprehend them, abandoning a scooter, a bag and clothes.Katkamdag police station officer in charge Saroj Singh Choudhary said, “We are probing the matter in coordination with the local forest department.”Forest department official Virendra Kumar confirmed a wild animal’s death and said hunting wildlife with explosives was illegal. “We have seized a scooter and few belongings which will help us identify those involved,” he said.
