In a piece of tragic news coming from the district of Trichy in Tamil Nadu, a jackal was killed after a country-made bomb coated with animal fat exploded in its mouth.
Following the incident, the Trichy Police arrested 12 men involved on Monday. The explosion made the jackal die on the spot. As per the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, the jackal is a protected animal under Schedule – I of the act. The arrested people are identified as K Ramaraj (21), I Saravanan (25), R Yesudas (34), R Sarath Kumar (28), S Devadass (41), R Pandian (31), S Vijay Kumar (38), A Sathyamurthy (36), V Sarath Kumar (26), P Raju (45), M Pattampillai (78) and P Rajamanickam (70).
A police constable of Trichy Police spotted the 12 men near a tea shop who had a carcass of the jackal with them near Mekkudi village. The police immediately nabbed the 12 men. The deputy superintendent of police C Kokila confirmed to the media. Kokila further said that the accused men had planted the bomb at the Jeeyapuram forest which was a deliberate bait for the jackal. As the jackal fell prey to the bait, the bomb exploded and killed it in the spot.
Week After Elephant Died Similarly
This comes after a pregnant Elephant was recently died after accidentally ate the pineapple filled firecracker in Pallakad district of Kerala.
India’s favorite Industrialist Ratan Tata on Wednesday reacted to the death of the pregnant elephant in Kerala and termed it as a “meditated murder” and called for justice.
“I am grieved and shocked to know that a group of people caused the death of an innocent, passive, pregnant elephant by feeding the elephant with a pineapple filled with firecrackers. Such criminal acts against innocent animals are no different than acts of meditated murder against other humans. Justice needs to prevail.”
As per the Wildlife Protection Act, using snares to trap, wound, or kill any animal is a cruel practice, and even an attempt is a punishable offense. The forest officials have confirmed that the injuries on the elephant were due to an explosive. The FIR has been registered under section 9 (prohibition of hunting any wild animal specified in schedules I, II, III, and IV) and section 51 (offense committed in relation to any animal specified in Schedule or Part II of Schedule II).
Source: The Times Of India
