According to reports, the animal, which looked old and weak due to starvation, was first trapped by the residents in the early hours of the day
GUWAHATI| On Sunday a leopard was killed because of which five adults and a minor were arrested in Assam Guwahati. According to the registered FIR by the forest department, the leopard was killed by locals around 9:30 am in the Kathbari area of the city. The teeth of the animal were removed after it was killed and videos circulating on social media showed people parading the dead animal.
Dhirendra Kalita, the in-charge of Garchuk police station said, “We have arrested 5 persons and a minor on charges of killing the leopard. Investigations are underway to arrest others involved in the act.” He added that the minor was later sent to a remand home.
Acting swiftly, @GuwahatiPol arrested 6 people, including a juvenile for the killing of a Leopard that took place today at Katahbari Pahar.
Gorchuk PS Case No 315/2020 has been registered and investigation is on to apprehend others involved.@CMOfficeAssam pic.twitter.com/9i6wWLP3tN
— Assam Police (@assampolice) June 7, 2020
According to reports, the animal, which looked old and weak due to starvation, was first trapped by the residents in the early hours of the day. However, it managed to escape.
The residents allegedly pursued the animal and killed it. Kathabari area falls under the Fatasil reserve forest, spread over 670 hectares in Guwahati. Assam’s largest city has several notified reserve forests in and around it.
This leopard has been killed in Assam and procession was taken out. But @Manekagandhibjp is nowhere to be seen. She is SILENT because it's BJP Govt in Assam!
She cares two hoots for animals, but only politics of animals. A fake animal activist!
— Gaurav Pandhi (@GauravPandhi) June 7, 2020
Sunday’s incident was the fifth reported instance of leopards being killed in Assam. Three leopards were killed in Golaghat district in separate incidents while one was killed in Jorhat in March.
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