Case filed against 40 for stopping the caged leopard. file photo
Samvad Sutra, Malipur. With the cooperation of the villagers, it became costly to stop the caged leopard for financial assistance. Police have registered a case against 40 people including five named. There is anger among the villagers after knowing about this.
On the evening of 21st January, information was received about sighting of leopard on the banks of Manjusha river (Majhui) located in Kunda Bhairopur village of Akhandnagar police station of Sultanpur district. The forest department team was trying to catch the leopard.
On January 22, Sub-Inspector Sushil Kumar Tripathi, along with constables Durgesh Yadav and Ashish Shukla, had arrived to maintain peace. Late night the forest department team was trying to catch the leopard, but did not succeed as it was late in the night as it was hiding in the bushes.
When the search for the leopard was started in the morning, a crowd of villagers gathered. The villagers stood with sticks. During the search, the leopard crossed the river at the border and reached Maheshpur village of Malipur police station.
With the help of the forest department and villagers, the leopard was caught and kept in a cage. When the police and forest department team started taking the leopard along with the cage, the people of Maheshpur village obstructed the work and started stopping the cage from being taken away.
Said that many people got injured while catching leopard, started demanding their treatment and compensation for the damage to crops. Even though the police tried to explain, the villagers were not ready to accept it.
It is alleged that if compensation was not received, the leopard was threatened to be killed and buried. In view of this intention, under the leadership of Shabhalal of Maheshpur village, his wife Poonam, Urmila, his daughter Jyoti, Bablu and 30-35 unknown villagers, they unanimously started abusing the police with a common objective and started stopping the cage.
The police and forest department had to face a lot of problems. Sub-Inspector Sushil Kumar Tripathi lodged a complaint at the police station. Police Station Head Swatantra Kumar Maurya said that they have registered a case and are investigating.
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