Mumbai: Maharashtra Minister Dharmarao Baba Atram, who is accused of killing an endangered chinkara, resigned from the Government on Monday
NCP leader Atram, who is accused of hunting the animal in Baramati in Pune district, gave his resignation to Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh today. Baramati tehsil is in Pune district, the constituency of NCP chief Sharad Pawar.
Atram, junior transport minister, resigned after raid conducted at his houses in Gadchiroli and Pune districts by the forest officials. They seized half burnt hair of chinkara along with some animal bones from his house.
The villagers in the area had reported sighting of Atram's car with red beacon along with two other vehicles leading to suspicion over his involvement in the hunting of
the deer, an endangered species.
Forest officials had filed a case under the Protection of wildlife Act and arrested two persons in this connection. The minister's car too had been seized and searched during the ongoing investigations.
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