To, November 26, 2016.
1. The Chief Wildlife Warden of Haryana,
Panchkula.
2. The Conservator of Forest (Wildlife),
Haryana.
3. District Wildlife Officer, Gurugram.
4. Commissioner of Police, Gurugram.
5. Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, New Delhi.
6. Animal Welfare Board of India, Chennai.
7. State Animal Welfare Board of Haryana,
Panchkula.
Subject: Notice under
section 55 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
Greetings,
Kindly refer to the
media reports along with the attached complaint lodged with the SHO, Police
Station, Sohna for the violation of many cognizable offenses in legal terms,
whereas FIR should be lodged as per instructions issued by the Ministry of Home
Affairs.
It would also be
pertinent to mention here that:
1. Leopard was in search of food and water,
being Government property then why concerned officials failed to keep intact
their natural habitat for wildlife?.
2. Why public participation was not ensured in
the State Board for Wildlife, besides it Honorary District Wildlife Wardens
were not appointed?
3. No scientific approach along with the
proper training and equipments for field functionaries.
4. No FIR against the offenders, even
complaint was already submitted by us.
5. No legal action has been taken by the
concerned Wildlife Inspector against the offenders, seems to be co-accused of
the crime against the wild animals.
Hence, I placed this
legal Notice before the Chief Wildlife Warden of Haryana for immediate strict
legal action against all offenders, introducing strong mechanism for the
protection of wildlife.
Sincerely yours,
Naresh Kadyan,
Rep. of UN affiliated
OIPA in India, C-38, Rose Apartment, Rohini, Delhi – 110085.
Complaint has been received by the SHO, Police Station, Sohna in Gurugram but not converted into FIR - Click here to see complaint.
To, November 24, 2016.
SHO, Police Station, Sohna, District Gurgaon.
Status as on 24 Nov 2016
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Registration
Number
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MOEAF/E/2016/01123
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Name
Of Complainant
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Naresh
Kadyan
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Date
of Receipt
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24
Nov 2016
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Received
by
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Ministry
of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
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Officer
name
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Shri
Anil Sant
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Officer
Designation
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Joint
Secretary
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Contact
Address
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1st
Floor, Prithivi Wing,
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Indira
Paryavaran Bhavan, Jor Bagh
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New
Delhi110003
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Contact
Number
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24695129
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Grievance
Description
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Subject:
FIR against identified persons for the violation of section 9, 39, 51 of the
Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 read with the section 3, 11 of the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 along with 120-B, 188, 268, 289, 428 and 429
IPC. In a case of human-animal conflict, a leopard strayed into a village in
Gurgaon where it was clubbed to death by its residents identified through
photographs, attached here with, during this conflict leopard mauled nine
people, including a policeman, in self defense because leopard was not
allowed to go back in his natural habitat, people create hurdles on his way,
showing their wild character and intolerance about leopard. There was
widespread panic on the streets of Mandawar village as the feline was on the
loose for around three hours. The animal was spotted at Mandawar village here
in the morning. The incident came to light today morning when the leopard
sneaked into the village, searching food and water, hid itself under one of
the beds as it kept shifting from one spot to the other. Some residents had
locked themselves up inside their houses even as villagers scoured the place
with rods and sticks. Soon, a huge crowd of nearly 1,500 people from nearby
Kasan ki Dhani and Sukhroli villages gathered and started attacking the
animal with axes, bamboo sticks and stones. After nearly three hours, it was
cornered and beaten to death reportedly in the presence of police and
wildlife officials as residents dragged its corpse to the main road. Even
after the cat was dead, several visibly angry villagers had gathered around
the corpse and continued beating it with sticks. This development is latest
in a string of leopard sightings around the Aravallis where these cats
usually live. Experts believe the reason behind such human-animal conflicts
is due to increasing urbanization as builders encroach upon forest land to
meet the growing demand for commercial and residential real estate. Hence,
section 9, 39, 51 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 read with the section
3, 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 along with 120-B,
188, 268, 289, 428 and 429 IPC were violated because guardian of this wild
animals failed to protect the wild animal, protected under scheduled one of
the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and natural food chain was break by the
people along with the Government officials, public nuisance was created and
leopard was compelled to attack in self defense, so FIR may kindly be lodged
and “PROJECT LEOPARD” needs immediate attention, besides it Govt. of India
and Haryana issued advisory, to handle these kinds of situation.
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Sincerely yours,
Naresh Kadyan, Volunteer, WCCB,
Master Trainer, AWBI,
Chairman, PFA Haryana, Rep. of
OIPA in India, C-38, Rose Apartment,
Prashant Vihar, sector-14,
Rohini, Delhi – 110085.
Mobile: 9813010595.
