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Three Arrested for Allegedly Catching and Consuming Python Meat in Keralam
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News18•26-09-2026, 11:15
Three Arrested for Allegedly Catching and Consuming Python Meat in Keralam
- •Three individuals were arrested by forest officials in Mannamangalam, Keralam, for allegedly catching and consuming python meat.
- •The arrested persons were identified as Jinson Jose (36), Jishnu (30), and Vivek (30), all residents of Cherukunnu near Mannamangalam.
- •Forest officials reported that the python was spotted near the accused's house on Friday night, after which they allegedly caught, cooked, and consumed it.
- •The arrests were made on Saturday by a team led by Mannamangalam Forest Station Deputy Range Forest Officer M Shahjahan, acting on a tip-off.
- •The accused have been produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody.
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Three individuals named Jinson Jose, Jishnu, and Vivek, all residing near Mannamangalam, were arrested by forest officials for allegedly catching and consuming a python.
The python was spotted near the accused group's house in Mannamangalam on a Friday night, and the arrests were subsequently made on Saturday.
Following their arrest by a team led by Mannamangalam Forest Station Deputy Range Forest Officer M Shahjahan, the three accused were produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody.