- Rescue two monkeys, three turtles
“I was treating them for injuries and was to release them after recovery,” clarifies the Snake rescuer
Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Police CID Forest Mobile Squad, which raided the home of metropolis’s well-known snake rescuer S. Balasubramanya (Snake Shyam) at Mogarahalli village on KRS Road in Srirangapatna taluk yesterday afternoon, have rescued two Bonnet Monkeys and three Indian Black Turtles from the home which had been saved illegally in the home.
The Mysuru Police CID Forest Mobile Squad group, led by Sub-Inspector R. Lakshmi, based mostly on info raided the home of Snake Shyam at about 1.30 pm yesterday and located two Bonnet Monkeys and three Indian Black Turtles confined in separate cages and took them into custody.
When the officers requested Shyam whether or not he had obtained license to maintain the animals, Shyam mentioned that he had not obtained the licence following which the officers advised Shyam that it was unlawful to maintain the animals and took the custody of monkeys and turtles. The Forest Mobile Squad employees, then took Shyam to their Office in metropolis and recorded a voluntary declaration assertion from him. A Wildlife Offence Report has been submitted to the SCJ and JMFC (Junior Division) Court in Srirangapatna.
Snake Shyam, chatting with Star of Mysore, mentioned that the monkeys and turtles had been discovered injured and he was treating them to launch them into their pure habitat after they recovered fully. He mentioned that one monkey was injured on its head after it had met with an accident with a truck and the opposite monkey was electrocuted.
“Even the turtles were injured and I was taking care of their injuries. Once they had recovered, I would have released them into their natural habitat. The only mistake I did was I had not informed Forest Dept. about it,” he added.
