Four arrested for raping Bengal Monitor Lizard in Maharashtra’s Sahyadri Tiger Reserve
In Maharashtra, an unpleasant and startling incident that may be described as an inhuman deed occurred. A forest official said on Wednesday that four people were arrested in Maharashtra’s Sahyadri Tiger Reserve (STR) for reportedly rapping a Bengal monitor lizard.
The event, which took place in Gothane village in Ratnagiri district, was discovered days after the four suspects were arrested for illegally entering Chandoli National Park, which is part of the reserve, with one of them carrying a pistol for hunting, he added.
According to the official, the suspects were being investigated after being arrested on March 31 for illegally entering the forest when the crime was discovered.
Sandeep Tukaram Pawar, Mangesh Kamtekar, Akshay Kamtekar, and Ramesh Ghag were named as the suspects, he added.
“Forest officials discovered that the accused had reportedly raped a Bengal monitor lizard during their inquiry. Their actions were also captured on video by one of the accused’s phone “he stated
“We have recovered all related evidence from the accused, and they were initially taken into jail by the forest department, but they are now free on bail,” the forest official added.
“The four accused have been booked under various sections of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972,” field director of Sahyadri Tiger Reserve (STR), Nanasaheb Ladkat, said.
Satara, Sangli, Kolhapur, and Ratnagiri are the four districts that make up STR.
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