Golfer Jyoti Randhawa arrested on poaching charges at tiger reserve in Uttar Pradesh
A vehicle bearing a Haryana registration number and other equipment were also recovered from him.
Bahraich: Ace golfer Jyoti Randhawa was arrested on charges of poaching in the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve protected area in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, an official said.
A fire arm was seized from Randhawa, whose full name is Jyotinder Singh Randhawa, field officer Ramesh Pandey said.
Golfer Jyoti Randhawa arrested on poaching charges in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich. A .22 rifle recovered from him. pic.twitter.com/SemkQI9IvN
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A vehicle bearing a Haryana registration number and other equipment were also recovered from him. Another person, identified as Mahesh Virajdar, was arrested with Randhawa near Motipur range of Katarniaghat, Pandey said.
Interrogation and further legal action against Randhawa are being initiated by the Katarniaghat DFO, he said.
Randhawa was ranked in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking several times between 2004 and 2009.