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Dolphin Found In Yamuna River, Eaten By 4 UP Fishermen

Dolphins, also known as the dogs of oceans because of their playfulness and cuteness are rare to find in India. Indians have witnessed Dolphins only in international region. In a rare course of events, the dolphin was found in the Yamuna river, which was caught by fishermen. Even though it is illegal to catch Dolphins, the fishermen caught it. The story doesn’t end here, there were four fishermen who belonged to Uttar Pradesh. They did not only catch the dolphin in Yamuna but also ate it. The video of them doing this went viral, followed by which they were all booked by the Police.

Dolphin in Yamuna river carried on shoulder

As per media reports, one of the four fishermen is even arrested by the police officials. Police were aware of a supposed video of the incident. Chail Forest Ravindra Kumar filed a complaint on Monday.

Four fishermen from Naseerpur village were fishing in the Yamuna on the morning of July 22 when a dolphin became entangled in a net, according to Pipri SHO Shravan Kumar Singh. They took the dolphin inside and while carrying it on their shoulders so they could cook and eat it.

The SHO was informed that the forest ranger had also complained that several onlookers had recorded the fishermen filming the dolphin as it was being taken away. A case has been filed against Ranjeet Kumar, Sanjay, Deevan, and Baba under the Wildlife Protection Act (1972) based on the forest ranger’s allegation.

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Netizens furious over this case

Internet users criticised the incident and urged harsh punishment for the criminals after the incident came to light. One user said, “Now even the Delhiites know how the Yamuna Dolphins felt, when they had to swim in the filth thrown by Delhi’s humans.”

“We stopped treating our land and it’s rivers, lakes and seas as sacred a long time ago. When was the last time anyone saw a dolphin in Ganga, or a kurma in Yamuna? We have turned them into sewers,” another user said.

“And due that decision many life’s were saved from the virus, but that was not the only effect of the lockdown, our mother nature also revived, river Yamuna got cleaned up automatically and if I m not wrong even dolphin were seen in it, and the air condition also got better,” the third user added.

Srishti Verma

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