Dolphin beaten to death in UP’s Pratapgarh, three arrested
Pratapgarh (Uttar Pradesh): The death of a dolphin in the Sharda Sahayak canal in Pratapgarh district has turned into a major controversy.
The dolphin that strayed into the canal was reportedly beaten to death by the locals who mistook it for a ‘deadly fish’. The incident took place on January 1.
The matter, however, was kept under wraps until the video clip went viral on Friday when someone posted the clip of the dolphin being beaten to death by the locals.
A local source, meanwhile, said the water gate of the canal had been closed and the water level had receded.
“In the morning of the New Year, local people saw the dolphin moving in the water. Some said it was a ‘deadly and poisonous fish’ while others said it could kill people who went near it. A huge crowd collected at the spot and people decided that it would be dangerous to let it go. The crowds started beating the dolphin and some even hit with an axe,” the source said.
The video of a dolphin being beaten to death in Pratapgarh has been doing the rounds on social media, and the entire country is shocked.
Actress-filmmaker Pooja Bhatt tweeted: “Sickening. The perverse pleasure these men are deriving from this act is chilling. They need to be psychologically evaluated and taken to task. These men are a hazard to society. Today it is a dolphin. Tomorrow it WILL be a human.”
?Thank you for the prompt response @pratapgarhpol Please note @alok_pandey https://t.co/KXvjKrQbA5
— Pooja Bhatt (@PoojaB1972) January 8, 2021
Responding to Bhatt’s tweet on Friday, Pratapgarh Police tweeted in Hindi from their official account: “The said incident is dated 31.12.2020. In this regard, three accused have been arrested and sent to jail. Other legal proceedings are being taken.”
(With Inputs From IANS)
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