Actress Chitrangda Singh’s ex-husband, Indian golfer is recently arrested by the police. He is booked on charges of poaching in the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve protected area in Uttar Pradesh. Police found a rifle (A-22), a vehicle, wild boar skin, binoculars and other hunting equipment from Randhawa.
Along with Jyoti, another national-level shooter Mahesh Virajdar was also arrested. Field Director at Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, Ramesh Pandey said that,
“Jyoti Singh Randhawa and Mahesh Virajdar (who accompanied him) have been arrested in a poaching case in Motipur range of Katerniaghat. A vehicle, weapon and other equipment along with wildlife articles have been seized. Interrogation and further legal action are being taken by the DFO (divisional forest officer) Katerniaghat and his team.”
A case under the relevant sections of the Wildlife Protection Act was lodged against them and they have been sent to jail, an official informed. To let you know, Randhawa is active in playing golf since 1994. Till now, he has won 16 professional titles in all, eight of them on the Asian Tour. He got married to actress Chitrangada Singh for 13 years before the couple got divorced in 2014. The couple has a son together named Zorawar.