Kind attention :
1. The Chief Wildlife Warden / DGP, Haryana.
2. DC / SP / SDM / DFO / SHO concerned.
Greetings,
Please have a look on media reports first:
Danik Jagran says...
शनिवार को जिले के लुहिगा कला गाव में आदम खोर तेंदुए ने तीन लोगों को घायल कर दिया। परेशान लोगों ने खोजने के बाद उसे गोली मार दी जिससे उसकी मौत हो गई। पुलिस तेंदुए पर गोली चलाने वालों पर वन्य जीव सुरक्षा अधिनियम के तहत मामला भी दर्ज कर सकती है। जानकारी के अनुसार दो बजे लुहिगा कला गाव के खुर्शीद पुत्र हसनू, साहून पुत्र जमालू, तालीम पुत्र ईगी पर हमला बोल दिया। शोर मचाने पर सैकड़ों ग्रामीणों ने सरसों के खेत में तेंदुए को घेर लिया। ग्रामीणों का कहना है कि अगर तेंदुए को गोली नहीं मारी जाती तो तेंदुआ तालीम की जान ले लेता। बताया जाता है कि तेंदुए ने तालीम की गर्दन पर वार कर उसे दबोच लिया था। तीनों घायल सामान्य अस्पताल अल आफिया माडीखेडा में दाखिल हैं। मामले की खबर लगते ही एसडीएम उमेद सिंह मोहन, पुलिस व वन विभाग की टीम लुहिगा गाव पहुच गई। टीम ने तेंदुए के शव को कब्जे में लेकर उसे पोस्टमार्टम के लिए पुन्हाना पशु अस्पताल ले जाया गया। ध्यान रहे कि पिछले माह मेवात जिले के ही अहमदबास गाव में ग्रामीणों ने तेंदुए को घेर लिया था जिसने कई लोगों को चोट पहुचाई थी। हालाकि कई घटे की मशक्कत के बाद तेंदुए को जिंदा पकड़कर वन विभाग की टीम के हवाले कर दिया गया था। थाना प्रभारी धन सिंह ने कहा गोली चलाने वाले के खिलाफ कार्यवाई की जाएगी। करीब एक माह में तेंदुआ सामने आने का यह दूसरा मामला है। अहमदबास व लुहिगा कला में तेंदुआ पहले भी आ चुका है।
Tribune says...
A leopard was shot dead after it allegedly attacked some farm workers at Lohinga Kalan village in Punhana block of the district today. According to police sources and eyewitnesses, a leopard attacked Talim, Khurshid and Maqsood of the village, who were working in their fields in the lap of the Aravalli hills this afternoon. Talim was badly injured in the head, face, neck and torso, while Khurshid and Maqsood were also hurt in the attack. Villagers came to the rescue of the trio and tried to overpower the leopard with sticks and farm implements. Fearing threat to their lives, some villagers shot the leopard. The injured were rushed to Al-Afia Hospital at Mandi Khera. Later, District Forest Officer SS Dahiya, along with other administrative and police officials, reached the scene and took possession of the leopard’s carcass. The officials said it seemed that the leopard had strayed from Sariska forests in Rajasthan into the Aravall hills, from where it came down to the village today.
The officials, however, failed to state why no arrangements had been made to ensure the safety of the villagers in the event of such incidents. Another leopard had strayed into a village in the Ferozepur Jhirka block of the district recently. The villagers had beaten up the leopard and locked in a room after it had attacked them.
Times of India says...
The villagers of Lohinga Kalan in the foothills of Aravallis brutally shot down a full grown leopard on Saturday. With fourth such incident being reported this year in the state, government apathy and villagers' brutality has been exposed. Enquiries revealed that the incident took place on Saturday afternoon around 1 pm when the leopard allegedly attacked three villagers who were working in their mustard fields. According to villagers, Khurshid, Illiyas and their father Hasnu suffered minor injuries while three other escaped unhurt despite the leopard attacking them. As soon as the news reached the village, a crowd surrounded the leopard and attacked him with iron rods and lathis. In meanwhile, one of the villagers allegedly took out his gun and shot the big cat to death. The smallest member of the big cat family is a Schedule One animal, like tiger, according to the Wildlife (Protection) Act of India. According to the act, a leopard should be protected with utmost care. Due to increasing encroachment in Aravalli forests, wildlife in the area has been endangered and often animals venture out in habited areas. While wildlife guidelines suggest that forest department officials should be informed if a wild animal is spotted in habited areas, these guidelines are often flouted by villagers.
This is the third incident where a wild cat has been killed in last four months in Sohna and Mewat region. Notably, earlier such incident took place in the Gurgaon, Kurukshetra and Karnal districts where leopards were killed. In Gurgaon, one female leopard allegedly succumbed to injuries caused by a trab (a barbed wire catcher). Second incident took place in Karnal when a leopard strayed into the city. And third incident took place in Shahbad village of Kurukshetra. Meanwhile, leopard killing has once again raised the eyebrows of wildlife enthusiasts who have sought strict action against the errant officials who failed to act in time. "A leopard is shy by nature and it always looks for a safe place to hide. Had the wildlife officials been active enough, we wouldn't have lost yet another wild cat. All this is being done due to lack of seriousness among wildlife officials and the local administration. We have already moved an application seeking strict action against those who have killed the leopard, " said Naresh Kadyan, a wildlife enthusiast and office bearer of OIPA in India. Speaking to TOI, Kadyan also sought immediate action against the errant forest officials, including the district forests officer, for their alleged insensitive response. According to sources, post mortem of a Schedule I animal must be well documented in the presence of wildlife officers, but Saturday shame story was allegedly hushed up by the administration.
The International Organisation for Animal Protection - OIPA in India and People for Animals (PFA) Haryana approached WCCB and Project Tiger team to intervene in the crime investigation on 18-12-2010 evening and concerned authorities were requested to conduct postmortem by a wildlife expert Doctors team under video recording cover but local Police and Wildlife officials failed to do so, formal postmortem was conducted by a local Veterinary Surgeon, no bullet were found in the body and then quickly body was destroyed adopting un-professional methods in the premises of Punhana Veterinary Hospital, where as VS never conducted leopard postmortem before and all concerned officials integrity became doubtful. All concerned authorities passing bucks each other to hush up the crime against wildlife. As per OIPA in India information illegal arms were used by the villagers to shot dead scheduled one animal and local Police lodged FIR against unidentified persons, where as eyewitnesses disclosed name of the shooters.
Hence OIPA in India - PFA Haryana placed this open notice before all concerned authorities as per provisions and welcome the investigation by WCCB officials instead of local Police, Wildlife officials as well. It is further submitted that Wildlife Department, Haryana don't have zeal to protect their wildlife because it is past practice to handle wild animals in the State to shoot the animals instead of adopting safe techniques, no safe measures were adopted, introduced to keep wild animals in their natural habitat, illegal activities, encroachments are still going on to disturb wildlife.
Danik Tribune says...
यहां निकट के गांव लुहिंगाकलां में एक तेंदूए के हमले में तीन ग्रामीण घायल हो गए हैं और बाद में ग्रामीणों ने तेंदूए को गोली मारकर मौत के घाट उतार दिया। घायल ग्रामीण खेत में काम कर रहे थे। हालांकि जैसे ही तेंदुए के आने की खबर ग्रामीणों को हुई वे बडी संख्या में लाठी डंडा, फर्सा और बंदूक लेकर उस पर टूट पडे। बंदूक की गोली चलने से पूर्व यह तेंदूआ ग्रामीणों पर भारी पडा तथा काबू नहीं आया। तभी ग्रामीणों ने उस पर फायर कर दिए। तेंदुए के ढेर होते ही ग्रामीण शांत हो गए। ग्रामीणों ने पहले तो इसे मार देने की खुशी मनाई और इसे बहादुरी का काम समझकर जमकर जशन मनाया। लेकिन बाद में वन अधिकारियों पुलिस और प्रशासनिक अधिकारियों के मौके पर पहुंचते ही उन्होंने मौन धारण कर लिया।
मौके पर पहुंचे जिला वन अधिकारी एस.एस. दहिया, एसडीएम उमेद सिंह मोहन, पुन्हाना थाना प्रभारी धन सिंह ने तेंदूए के हमले में बुरी तरह घायल हुए दो लोगों को इलाज हेतु मांड़ीखेड़ा स्थित अल-आफिया अस्पताल भेज दिया। मृत तेंदुए के शव को संबंधित विभागाधिकारियों ने अपने कब्जे में ले लिया। ग्रामीणों में अन्य तेन्दुआ के गांव के जंगलों में होने की आशका से दहस्त थी।
प्राप्त जानकारी के अनुसार गांव लुहिंगाकला में दोपहर लगभग दो बजे गांव के ही खुर्शीद पुत्र हसनू, मकसूद पुत्र हसनू व तालिम पुत्र इलयास गांव के नजदीक पहाड़ की तलहटी स्थित अपने खेतों में काम कर रहे थे। तभी वहां पहाड़ी क्षेत्र से एक व्यस्क तेन्दुआ आ गया और तीनों पर हमला कर दिया। ग्रामीणों के अनुसार तेन्दुएं ने तालिम को सिर, गले, कमर, पेट व चेहरे से बुरी तरह काट ड़ाला। तालिम की हालत नाजुक बताई जा रही है। इसके अलावा खुर्शीद व मकसूद को भी तेन्दुऐं ने कई जगहों से बुरी तरह नोच ड़ाला।
मेवात क्षेत्र के खेतों में तेन्दुआ आने की यह दूसरी घटना है।
उधर पीपल फोर एनिमल हरियाणा के संयोजक नरेश कादयान ने बताया कि ग्रामीणों ने वन्य प्राणी को मारकर गैर कानूनी काम किया है। जिला प्रशासन और वन्य प्राणी विभाग उन्हें बचाने में असफल रहा है।

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