While forest officers said that an enquiry had been initiated in the matter, sources said that the man in the video was a lion tracker and that he was removing the carcass from the public gaze.
A video showing a man dragging an animal carcass behind his motorbike and an Asiatic lion following the trail went viral on Wednesday. While forest officers said that an enquiry had been initiated in the matter, sources said that the man in the video was a lion tracker and that he was removing the carcass from the public gaze.In the 15 second long-video, a man riding a motorbike is seen emerging from a dirt track. A carcass tied to his motorbike and being dragged leaves a plume of dust in its wake. Just a few seconds later, a male Asiatic lion emerges from the dust plume, apparently following the carcass even as bystanders are heard saying, “There comes the lion!”
Dushyant Vasavada, the chief conservator of forests of Junagadh wildlife circle, said that the forest department had taken cognisance of the incident.
“Today, one video has gone viral in which a person on a motorbike is dragging dead body of an animal which is being followed by a lion. Forest department has already started an enquiry,” Vasavada said.
Vasavada further said that the enquiry had already made a head-start. “The person (dragging the carcass) has been identified and so is the spot. Strict action will be taken against all offenders involved in the crime,” added Vasavada.
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