Amethi:
The Forest department has actually submitted a case and provided a notification to an Uttar Pradesh man who rescued a Sarus crane and looked after it for a year, authorities said.
The crane, which coped with Arif Khan Gurjar in the Mandkha town of Amethi district, accompanied him to his fields and was accepted “like a relative”, was eliminated by Forest department authorities on March 21.
The bird was moved to the Samaspur sanctuary in Rae Bareli to enable it to reside in its natural surroundings, an authorities had actually said.
On Saturday, the department provided a notification to Arif Khan Gurjar and asked him to appear at the workplace of the Gauriganj divisional forest officer on April 4 to tape-record his declaration.
According to the notification provided by Assistant Divisional Forest Officer (Gauriganj) Ranvir Singh, he has actually been booked under pertinent areas of the Wildlife Protection Act.
A day after the bird was eliminated, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav held an interview throughout which he condemned the Forest department action and asked indirectly if any authorities had the guts to eliminate the peacocks at the Prime Minister’s residence.
Arif Khan Gurjar rested on the dais with the previous chief minister however did not speak.
Mr Yadav had actually gone to Arif Khan Gurjar after he got popularity due to his “relationship” with the bird. He had actually likewise shared images of himself with the bird and Arif Khan Gurjar on social networks.
Responding to Mr Yadav’s accusations, Divisional Forest Officer DN Singh had actually said, “Whatever action has actually been taken is with Arif’s permission.” The authorities said these birds constantly reside in sets. Since this one was living alone, there was some apprehension about its wellness.
On Thursday, Mr Yadav declared that the crane had actually gone missing out on prior to being rescued by some regional homeowners. Forest authorities, nevertheless, had actually rejected the claim.
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