A peacock hunter, named Vijaykumar, was arrested by forest department officials in Velayuthampatti near Melur in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district on Wednesday.

A gun was also confiscated from him.

Forest officials also recovered carcasses of seven peacocks when they were chasing the hunter.

The carcasses of seven peacocks were recovered from a bag, which Vijaykumar was carrying on a motorcycle.

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First Published: Jun 13 2019 | 1:13 PM IST

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