CJ: Basudev Mahapatra , 13 hours ago Views:101 Comments:1
RECENTLY, A man in Orissa was arrested for keeping a bear in his house as confining a wild animal in a domestic set up is a violation of India’s Wildlife Protection Act. And this happened only when a local media carried the story. Was the police unaware of the incident before the story came on TV channel? Even after knowing about the fact, did they properly investigate why and how the man brought the bear to his house and opted to keep it like a pet animal? It was only to avoid further stories by the media that police did nab the man and took him into custody because the tribals of Kandhamal keep wild animals like boars in large numbers in their houses like pet animals. And the irony is that even after knowing everything, neither the forest department nor the district police have taken any action to stop this illegal practice.