Forest department starts probe in to brutal ‘on-camera’ killing of leopard in Saurashtra

Botad (Gujarat): The forest department has started an inquiry in to the brutal killing of a leopard in Rojmal village of Botad distrcit of Gujarat, the mobile filmed video clip of which has gone viral today.

DCF Botad A E Samuel today said that the male leopard had most likely strayed from Vrihad Gir forest range and had killed a cow on a mound near Rojmal village yesterday.

‘Seeing this the owner of the cow started shouting and a crowd gathered there.They brutally killed the beast by multiple blows of batons, stones and other such objects. It was really an abhorable act. We are in possession of the video clip of the incident that happened yesterday and are going to make them accused not only under the sections of the Wildlife Protection Act but also the Indian Penal Code,’ he said adding that so far none of the culprits have been caught.

He refused that the beast had attacked or killed any human being.

Mr. Samuel said that the exact age of the leopard was not known however it was young. ‘The body of the beast has been sent for post mortem,’ he said.

Leopards are never seen in the area and the poor beast had strayed from the Vruhad Gir forests, He said.

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