Golfer Jyoti Randhawa arrested in poaching case

Interrogation and further legal action against Randhawa are being initiated by the Katarniaghat DFO, he said. (ANI photo)

International golfer Jyoti Singh Randhawa Wednesday was arrested on charges of poaching in Uttar Pradesh, news agency PTI reported. According to preliminary information, a .22 rifle and a vehicle bearing Haryana registration number were recovered from Randhawa.

The golfer and another person, identified as Mahesh Virajdar, were arrested by the forest official in the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve protected area, near Motipur range of Katarniaghat. (ANI photo)

The golfer and another person, identified as Mahesh Virajdar, were arrested by the forest official in the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve protected area, near Motipur range of Katarniaghat, field officer Ramesh Pandey said. Interrogation and further legal action against Randhawa are being initiated by the Katarniaghat DFO, he said.

Randhawa was ranked in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking several times between 2004 and 2009.