Five poachers have been arrested in Jalgaon district by the Maharashtra forest department for selling bushmeat of peacock and wild boar, reproductive organs of a monitor lizard and the skin of a golden jackal. The seized meat will be sent to the wildlife forensic lab at Gorewada, Nagpur for further analysis. The operation was made possible through the mobile tower location of the prime accused, provided by Jalgaon police officials, and the efforts of Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) of  Jalgaon, Praveen Angusamy, along with his team.

On February 28, at 9.30 pm, range forest officer (RFO), Patnadevi Range informed RFO Chalisgaon about a tip-off from Honorary Wildlife Warden Rajesh Thombre regarding poachers moving through Autramghat, Gautala Wildlife Sanctuary. The information was shared with Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Mohan Naikwadi and Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (APCCF) Dr V Clement Ben, who then formed a team to act on the intelligence.