7 months ago
Chandigarh Man Booked for Illegal Parakeet Possession
A man in Chandigarh named Sandeep Kumar was reported to the police for keeping two Indian rose-ringed parakeets at his home.
This is against the law because these birds are protected.
A forest officer named Jatinder Singh filed a complaint after being told by a former minister, Maneka Gandhi.
The police have started a case against Sandeep Kumar for breaking the Wildlife Protection Act, which is a law to protect animals.
The two parakeets are now being taken care of by a veterinary doctor from the wildlife department.
Sandeep Kumar was booked for illegally keeping two Indian rose-ringed parakeets.
The case was registered under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
The complaint was filed by Jatinder Singh, Range Forest Officer.
Former Union Minister Maneka Gandhi alerted the wildlife department.
The parakeets are now under the supervision of a veterinary doctor.
- Who
- Sandeep Kumar, a resident of Chandigarh's Sector 24
- What
- Illegal possession of two Indian rose-ringed parakeets
- Where
- Chandigarh, India
- When
- Not specified
- Why
- Violation of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
Key facts
- Accused
- Sandeep Kumar
- Location
- Chandigarh, Sector 24
- Parakeets
- Two Indian rose-ringed parakeets
- Act Violated
- Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
- Complainant
- Jatinder Singh, Range Forest Officer
- Alert Source
- Former Union Minister Maneka Gandhi
