CHENNAI: In a shocking incident, two men shot a spotted deer grazing along the Palar riverbed near Vayalur on Sunday. The police managed to arrest one of the suspects and seized the carcass along with a country-made gun.

The police had received information that several youths were using illegal, country-made guns to shoot the deer and sell the meat at high prices in Chennai. Acting on the tip-off, officers had been monitoring the Vayalur-Palar riverbed area in Chengalpattu for the past few days.

On Sunday, the Mahabalipuram police received information that two men had shot a spotted deer, tied the carcass in a sack, and were fleeing on a bike towards East Coast Road (ECR).

A special police team intercepted the bike near the Poonjeri tribal settlement. On seeing the police, both suspect

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