: Two poachers were arrested and fined Rs 25,000 killing a wild boar which destroyed their standing crop, forest officials said on Monday.
Madhan (40) and Madevan (50) have been facing the menace in their farmland in Kongadai village near Anthiyur forest, the officials said.
On Sunday, the men trapped one boar damaging the crops and cooked the meat for consumption.
On learning this, the officials visited the land, found the poachers cooking the boar and arrested them.
Also, the officials slapped a fine of Rs 25,000.
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