Uploaded on 15 Jan 2011
Kind attention :
1. The Chief Wildlife Warden, Haryana.
2. The Director General of Police, Haryana.
3. The Additional Director, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau - WCCB.
4. The Commissioner of Police, Faridabad.
5. The District Wildlife Warden - DFO, Faridabad.
6. SHO, Police Station, Sector 55, Faridabad.
Sir / Madam,
It is submitted that :
The International Organisation for Animal Protection - OIPA is an Italy based NGO duly affiliated with the United Nations ( Department of Public Information ) since 1992 and undersigned representing OIPA in India, like wise People for Animals ( PFA ) Haryana registered NGO duly recognised by the Animal Welfare Board of India chaired by undersigned, Master Trainer, Animal Welfare Board of India - AWBI as well, I am very much disturbed due to killing of a Leopard by the villagers of Khedi Gujran in the presence of me, whole Administration as well, where as being an citizen of India, it is my moral and fundamental responsibility - duty as per article 51 A (g) of Indian Constitution, when I came to know about Leopard in village Khedi Gujran, I contaced all my expert friends of Wildlife Trust of India and Wildlife sos to discuss the safe rescue and release of this Leopard, a team of Wildlife sos was rushed from Gurgaon along with tranqulizer gun, Vet., cage as well towards village Khedi Gujran. All were reached in time to rescue the animal but local villagers lost their patience, starts hitting the scheduled one protected animals with lathi and dandas till death, side by side they intrupt local administration to perform their duties. Media report as under about incident as under :
In yet another man versus beast conflict, a leopard was lynched by a mob on Wednesday barely 30 kilometres from the capital. What is appalling is that the gruesome act carried out by a mob of villagers took place in front of the deputy commissioner, police and other forest officials.
The leopard, a male, strayed into Kheri Gujaran village on Wednesday morning and allegedly attacked a villager, identified as Ramwati. It then disappeared from sight. However, after hearing the news, villagers gathered and began a hunt for the big cat and combed the nearby forest as well.
Meanwhile, around 1.30pm, the big cat was spotted on a tree on the outskirts of the village. By the time the news spread, the deputy commissioner and senior police officials along with district forest officials had reached the spot.
According to eyewitnesses, despite warnings from officials present at the spot, a few villagers started pelting the leopard with stones.
"The forest officials did not even have a cage to shift the leopard, " asserted a villager.
With the mob zeroing in and daylight fading, the scared animal stepped down from the tree and tried to escape into the nearby forests but was surrounded by the mob and lynched with lathis and rods without provocation, while officials kept mum.
The cat succumbed to the injuries around 5pm. The wildlife officials have taken possession of the carcass and a postmortem will be conducted.
This is the fourth incident in the past six months when a leopard has either been killed or grievously injured.
However, the repeated incidents hardly seem to move the officials concerned to take any action against defaulters or make arrangements so that wild animals do not stray into areas inhabited by humans in search of food or water. Leopards are protected and scheduled I animal under the Wildlife Act.
Hence people of village Khedi Gujran : these offenders can be easily identified in the photographs attached violated the different sections 9, 39 read with 51 of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 along the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 and 428 - 429, 120-B IPC etc.
So you are requested to direct the concerned Police officials to lodge an FIR against all offenders and it may kindly be treated as notice under section 55 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 for the Chief Wildlife Warden, Haryana.
It is further requested that investigation of this crime may kindly be handed over to the WCCB ( Govt. of India ), necessary training, equipments for rescue operation of wild animals, vehicles, infirmaries facilities should be provided to all field functionaries along with the strong steps should be taken to keep intact natural habitat of wildlife, so that wild animal - human conflicts should be avoided with out any further delay.
Naresh Kadyan,
Master Trainer, Animal Welfare Board of India,
Representative of OIPA in India,
Chairman, PFA Haryana,
30 / 347, Dev Colony, ROHTAK - 124001.
Mobile - +91-9813010595.
Email -
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