In a major disturbing incident, a leopard was mercilessly beaten to death in Assam's Guwahati. As per reports, a leopard entered a residential colony on the outskirts of Assam's Guwahati was attacked by a group of men and beaten to death before the forest department could rescue the animal. Not only the crowd killed the leopard but also made a disturbing video which has gone viral on social media.
In the video locals are seen parading its carcass as a trophy while spectators of the brutality hoot and cheer. Six people who could be seen in the viral videos have been arrested. Search for the other people involved in the crime is on.
As per the locals, the incident could have been avoided had the forest department acted proactively.
The forest department has admitted that they were alerted about a trapped leopard at 5 AM on Sunday but before they reached the spot, it fled.
Some locals followed the animal into the forest and killed it. The incident took place in a reserved forest area, government sources further added.
Watch Video and Photos of Incident:
Locals kill leopard in Guwahati, Assam. Locals are seen carrying out a procession with carcass. pic.twitter.com/bKBDFGaxSB
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) June 7, 2020
Assam India: Acting swiftly, Guwahati Police arrested 5 people & apprehended one juvenile for the killing of a Leopard on the day it happened. They trapped it beat it to do death, took its teeth to sell. Good work police👍🏼. Now these bastards need to rot in prison. 🤬 pic.twitter.com/9jk7xJL2dd
— Xpose Trophy Hunting (@XposeTrophyHunt) June 8, 2020