Three individuals were jailed on Wednesday by the Forest Department for injuring and eliminating water snake near Arakkonam in Ranipet.
Forest authorities said that B. Mohan, 33; L. Suriya, 21; and K. Santhosh, 21, were locals of Chinna Kainoor town near Arakkonam town. Another local, V. Perumal, 22, is still absconding. All of them work as electrical contractors in the town.
On March 10, forest authorities said that Mohan got an Asiatic water snake from a close-by pond in the town. He held the snake firmly at its head. After a long time, he eliminated the head of the non-venomous snake by biting with his mouth. The whole act was shot by his friend in a video that went viral in social networks a couple of days later on.
“It is an act of cruelty against wild species. We trace the suspects based on their mobile phones and location from where the video was shot,” said R. Saravana Babu, forest variety officer (Arcot).
Based on inputs offered by the cyber wing, forest authorities jailed the suspects from their hideouts in Arakkonam town on Wednesday. Cases under Indian Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 have actually been submitted. The Asiatic water snake has actually been categorized under Schedule II of the Act. Later, the trio were lodged at the sub-jail in Arakkonam.
Last year, a man was jailed in Vellore for online marketing the sale of tiger cubs. In a comparable event, another individual was likewise sharing a video in social networks platforms of holding a porcupine, which passed away later on, by him. Forest authorities said that such acts would welcome serious penalties and fines under different wildlife laws.
