On information about availability of venison in the area, forest department officials carried out search at Adhimadhayyanur, about 45 KM from here and found three persons moving in a suspicious manner, police said.
On interrogation it was revealed that they--Venkataraman, Sureskumar and Prabhu-- were involved in deer hunting and supplying meat to the villages, they said.
The department imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 each.
Police said they found that Venkataraman was possessing a country made gun, which was later recovered from his home.He was then handed over to the Karamadai police, who in turn produced him before a Court and remanded to judicial custody.