In Another Case Of Animal Cruelty, Man Arrested For Roasting A Monitor Lizard Alive In Telangana
The monitor lizard was allegedly caught by the man and then roasted alive. The incident became public knowledge when a video of the same was posted on Instagram. The matter was then brought to the attention of forest officials.
Stories of animal cruelty are no longer rare; they seem to have become an everyday affair. It is appalling to know that people have no empathy or emotions towards another living being and will deliberately put an animal in harm's way.
A latest example of this sad and horrific reality is the inhumane incident of a man roasting a monitor lizard in Telangana.
According to a Times of India report, the bone-chilling event took place in the state's Medak district. The monitor lizard was allegedly caught by the man and then roasted alive. The incident became public knowledge when a video of the same was posted on Instagram. The matter was then brought to the attention of forest officials.
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TOI
The video has been taken down since then.
The report suggests that in the video, a young man can be seen roasting a monitor lizard alive; he was also reportedly seen talking to two other people present at the scene.
As soon as senior forest officials learned about the video, Medak officials were informed and a search was launched in order to find the accused. The location of the incident was recognised as Edupayala riverbed area.
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Indian Reptile Center (Representational image)
M Padmaraja Rani - Medak divisional forest officer - said that after identifying the location, the officials traced the villager. As per the investigation, the accused was the resident of a village in Papannapet sector.
At around 1:30 pm on Saturday, the accused was arrested. He told the officials that he could not identify the men who were talking to him as they were wearing a mask. Mohan Chandra Pargaeien, senior IFS official said, "But, we will pursue the case and prosecute all involved."
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Recently, senior police officer HGS Dhaliwal shared the picture of a monitor lizard allegedly in someone's house in Delhi.
Spotted at someone¡¯s home in Delhi!! pic.twitter.com/4HG9vMhQ7V
¡ª HGS Dhaliwal (@hgsdhaliwalips) July 9, 2020
The reptile is a protected species under the Wildlife Protection Act.
