Bhopal: Yarlen, one of the most notorious poachers of tigers and sloth bears, is finally in custody again after absconding for six years. While much is heard about his weird liking for penises of sloth bears, foresters say that was just incidental in the chain of crimes. It is a common belief among the tribes in the region that male organs of the bears are a great aphrodisiac.

It took about almost a dozen failures before the Forest Department's Special Task Force (STF) could lay their hands on Jasrat alias Yarlen alias Luzalen, one of India's most notorious tiger poachers, on October 19.