Port Blair, Dec 26: To keep a check on infiltration into the Jarawa Reserve Area especially during the COVID pandemic situations, regular joint patrolling is being carried out by a combined team of Police, Forest and AAJVS department. The Police team comprising ASI Muthu Kannan, I/c OP Tirur, PC/2871 Vishal and HG(D)/585 Sukhdev went for sea patrol in the morning of 25/12/2021. During the joint patrolling, it was found that 04 dinghies with 17 fishermen were fishing inside the Jarawa Reserve Area. Acting swiftly, the patrolling team apprehended all the 17 fishermen and seized their dinghies. On checking, around 750 kgs of fish, fuel, solar panel, GPS, 06 Nos. empty drums, plastic jerricans, gas stove, buckets, pipes and other fishing articles were recovered from their possession. Upon this, the apprehended persons were arrested on the spot and a FIR vide no. 74/21 dated 26/12/2021 U/s 188/269/270/34 IPC r.w.s 7/8 PAT Reg 1956 has been registered against them. The entire patrolling was conducted under the control of SI T. Dilla Rao, SHO PS Ograbraj and under the supervision of Mr Saurabh Chandra, SDPO Bambooflat.
The general public is requested to pass on any credible information about the intrusion into the Jarawa Reserved area or any other illegal activities on the telephone Nos. 258019, 233077, 9531856271 & 100. The identity of the informer will be kept secret, a release from the Andaman and Nicobar Police said.
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