Panther stoned to death near Amber Times of India
JAIPUR: A panther was beaten and
stoned to death at Harvar village near Amber early on Saturday morning. The
animal, which had entered the village from the nearby hills, had reportedly
attacked alteast four persons before it was killed.
According to
sources, it was around 5.30 am when villagers in the area woke up to an alarm
raised by a man after the panther went for a kill from among the livestock in
the village.
The villagers soon got together and chased the animal
with sticks, sickles and stones and other arms. The panther tried to escape, but
could not find its way out and fell victim to stones pelted by the mob.
Thereafter, the villagers surrounded the panther and repeatedly beat it. It died
on the spot.
Later, the villagers claimed that the Big Cat had
attacked and injured atleast four other persons before it had gone for the
kill.
As the news of the animal's death spread, forest department
officials rushed to the spot. They conducted a post-mortem of the animal.
According to forest officials, the animal should not have been beaten to
death.
"We have taken the matter seriously. "We have sent a team of
officials to the spot. They would look into the matter and we plan to file an
FIR against all those guilty. The panther is a Schedule I animal but is very
resilient. It should not have been killed," said an
official.
According to the chief wildlife warden, Rajasthan, R N
Mehrotra, "It is a very sad incident. People should not behave in this way with
animals. Else we will