A youngster who allegedly stood on the back of a
tortoise at the Nehru Zoological Park, had a picture clicked and posted
on Facebook, was arrested by police on Wednesday night. Fazal Shaik was
charged with violating provisions of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
Zoo
Curator G. Ramakrishna Rao said the accused had entered the Galapagos
Tortoise enclosure and had photographs taken while standing on the back
of a tortoise. Such practices are prohibited at the zoo and a case was
registered as per provisions of the Act, he said.
Bahadurpura
Inspector Kaushik said the accused was trapped and arrested based on a
complaint by Nehru Zoo Assistant Curator Maqsood Mohiuddin. “During
investigation, we came to know that Fazal had visited the zoo in May and
July last year and had these pictures taken,” he said, adding that the
photographs were posted on Facebook to get more likes.
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