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Mumbai: Illegal handling of protected python leads to arrest of Byculla man
Updated On: 11 October, 2023 10:39 PM IST | Mumbai | Ranjeet Jadhav
A Byculla man has been arrested by the Thane Forest department for illegal handling of the albino python, a protected species under the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 (Amended 2022)
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The two men were trying to push the snake, seen on the awning and then hanging from the metal grill, inside but it eventually fell to the ground
Following an incident where a large python snake was rescued from the window of a ground-plus-one structure, it has been revealed that the video originated from Byculla. After the video went viral, the Thane Forest Department has taken action against one individual.
On September 27, a video circulated on social media featuring a python hanging from the grill of a building`s window. The video depicted one person trying to handle the python from inside the grill and another person handling it from outside the grill. During the forest department`s investigation, it was determined that the python is a wildlife species protected under Schedule Part C of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 (Amended 2022).
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