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The man cooked the monitor lizard, recorded the act and posted on Facebook and YouTube.
YouTuber arrested for cooking rare lizard species on cam (AI-generated image)
A TouTuber from Odisha was arrested for allegedly cooking the meat of a protected and rare species of monitor lizard in Mayurbhanj, according to a report.
The incident came to light after he posted the video of the incident on social media, prompting the authorities to take him into custody.
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The man was identified as Rupa Nayak, who hailed from Asanbani village. He came across a dead monitor lizard on the road near the Banta area on his way back from his wife’s maternal home in Bhadrak, NDTV reported.
Nayak took the lizard home and recorded the video while he cooked its meat and put it on Facebook and YouTube.
The video went viral after which the Forest Department took suo motu cognisance of the matter and launched a probe. The man was arrested and interrogated. He confessed to being involved in the act, the report said.
Authorities booked Nayak under several parts of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, including Sections 2(16)(a)(b), 9, 39(1)(b), 48(a)(b), and 50(1). The case was filed in the Thakurmunda Forest Range, and Nayak was produced in court for further legal action.
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