Archive · 21 Aug 2025
YouTuber Arrested for Cooking Lizard and Posting Video Online
A man in India found a dead lizard and decided to cook it and make a video.
He then posted the video online.
The lizard was a protected species.
The government saw the video, arrested the man, and charged him with breaking wildlife protection laws.
He admitted to cooking the lizard.
The man now faces legal consequences for his actions.
A YouTuber in Odisha was arrested for cooking and posting a video of a protected monitor lizard.
The accused found the dead lizard and took it home to cook and film.
The video was uploaded to Facebook and YouTube, and went viral.
The Forest Department took action after seeing the video.
The accused was charged under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
- Who
- Rupa Nayak, a YouTuber.
- What
- A man cooked and filmed himself eating a protected monitor lizard.
- When
- Details not provided.
- Where
- Odisha, India.
- Why
- Details not provided.
Irresponsible Content Creation
Wildlife Protection
Social Media Use
Irresponsible Content Creation
Content creators should be responsible about the content they produce and must not glorify illegal activities.
Wildlife Protection
The public should be vigilant and report such violations instead of glorifying them online.
- Accused
- Rupa Nayak
- Location
- Odisha, India
- Charges
- Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
- Species
- Protected Monitor Lizard
- Action
- Arrest and legal proceedings
- Platform
- YouTube and Facebook
