Bhubaneswar: forest The officers arrested and forwarded on Thursday snake Court attraction for dancing with snakes during the procession karanjia in mayurbhanji on Wednesday night.
The baraatis laughed to the tune of ‘Nagin …” song when the forest officials reached there and caught the snake. The snake charmer was hired by the groom’s family to dance with the Indian cobra – a deadly venomous snake and displays it during the wedding procession.
“We received a video clip of a man dancing with a snake at a wedding function from a local resident on Wednesday evening. We immediately reached the spot and caught him red handed. But the owner of the band party fled from the spot. Karanjia Forest Range, forest officer
Five people including four band party owners and snake charmers were detained.
The viral video shows the snake charmer opening a basket full of snakes and dancing to the popular Bollywood song ‘Naagin…’ with the band party and playing a piped instrument, carrying a basket of snakes. it on his head.
Forest officials registered a case against him under sections 9, 12, 80 and 51 of the Wildlife Protection Act (1972), which would be punishable by prohibition of hunting, granting permits for a special purpose, allowing wild animals to be government property and violating . Imprisonment for three years and fine of Rs 25,000 or both.
The Indian cobra or common cobra is a Scheduled-II animal under the Wildlife Protection Act. However, wildlife experts say that those who employ snake charmers should also be booked under the law. Shubhendu Malik, honorary wildlife warden of Khurda district said, “The one who employs the snake charmer for the serpent dance should be arrested under section 52 (attempt and abetment) for abetting the offence.”
The baraatis laughed to the tune of ‘Nagin …” song when the forest officials reached there and caught the snake. The snake charmer was hired by the groom’s family to dance with the Indian cobra – a deadly venomous snake and displays it during the wedding procession.
“We received a video clip of a man dancing with a snake at a wedding function from a local resident on Wednesday evening. We immediately reached the spot and caught him red handed. But the owner of the band party fled from the spot. Karanjia Forest Range, forest officer
Five people including four band party owners and snake charmers were detained.
The viral video shows the snake charmer opening a basket full of snakes and dancing to the popular Bollywood song ‘Naagin…’ with the band party and playing a piped instrument, carrying a basket of snakes. it on his head.
Forest officials registered a case against him under sections 9, 12, 80 and 51 of the Wildlife Protection Act (1972), which would be punishable by prohibition of hunting, granting permits for a special purpose, allowing wild animals to be government property and violating . Imprisonment for three years and fine of Rs 25,000 or both.
The Indian cobra or common cobra is a Scheduled-II animal under the Wildlife Protection Act. However, wildlife experts say that those who employ snake charmers should also be booked under the law. Shubhendu Malik, honorary wildlife warden of Khurda district said, “The one who employs the snake charmer for the serpent dance should be arrested under section 52 (attempt and abetment) for abetting the offence.”