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Updated: Oct 11, 2017, 07:40 AM IST, DNA
A lawyer from Porbandar district has written to the Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court and the Vigilance Commission seeking action against forest officers for organising an ‘illegal lion show’ at Gir Sanctuary in Dungarpur area on Monday for religious preacher Morari Bapu and 20 others. Advocate Bhanubhai Odedara raised the issue on the basis of reports in local dailies and photos of Morari Bapu with lions going viral on social media. The letter states that tourism is prohibited for four months in the sanctuary as it is mating season for Asiatic lions, but Morari Bapu and company were allowed entry.
Though local reports said the preacher was as close as seven feet to a sleeping lion, there was no mention of a show being organised for him. The reports also stated that forest officers forced the lion to leave the spot.
Odedara has alleged in the letter that the visit was arranged by forest officers. He has claimed that forest officers had a role to play in making these pictures viral.
His letter demands strict action against the concerned forest officers, as they have “violated the Wildlife Protection Act”. Action should be taken against them so that no other officer indulges in such acts, the letter states.
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The tourism is prohibited for four months in the sanctuary as it is mating season for Asiatic lions
A lawyer from Porbandar district has written to the Chief Justice of Gujarat High Court and the Vigilance Commission seeking action against forest officers for organising an ‘illegal lion show’ at Gir Sanctuary in Dungarpur area on Monday for religious preacher Morari Bapu and 20 others. Advocate Bhanubhai Odedara raised the issue on the basis of reports in local dailies and photos of Morari Bapu with lions going viral on social media. The letter states that tourism is prohibited for four months in the sanctuary as it is mating season for Asiatic lions, but Morari Bapu and company were allowed entry.
Though local reports said the preacher was as close as seven feet to a sleeping lion, there was no mention of a show being organised for him. The reports also stated that forest officers forced the lion to leave the spot.
Odedara has alleged in the letter that the visit was arranged by forest officers. He has claimed that forest officers had a role to play in making these pictures viral.
His letter demands strict action against the concerned forest officers, as they have “violated the Wildlife Protection Act”. Action should be taken against them so that no other officer indulges in such acts, the letter states.
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