Today, a gut-wrenching video went viral on social media that shows some men are torturing and killing a Great Indian Hornbill. According to the sources, these people belong to Nagaland, a state that celebrates the Hornbill festival. After watching the video, Nagaland police investigated and arrested three men under the Wildlife and Arms Act.
The video is drawing everyone’s attention on the Internet. Netizens, as well as animal rights activists, are criticizing this kind of inhumane behavior. Check out the video down here.
Great Indian Hornbill Brutally Murdered by Monstrous People
For this brutal act, the official Twitter handle of People for Animals India has tweeted “They will not be released on bail.”
A video of an Endangered Great Indian Hornbill being tortured in Wokha District, Nagaland went viral.
— People For Animals India (@pfaindia) June 15, 2022
After PFA’s intervention, the Chief Wildlife Warden Mr. Vedpal Singh arrested the 3 accused under the Wildlife and Arms Act. They will not be released on bail.
#wildlife pic.twitter.com/YwDCf6YSp4
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Besides the government authorities, netizens are also sharing their rage on this. Check out some posts here.
This is what the rest of the animal world calls humanity. I think we are much worse than the mass extinction to everything on this planet and even to ourselves....
— Amitntas (@amitntas) June 16, 2022
Just came across this video of absolute MONSTROSITY being meted out on a Great Indian Hornbill - an endangered bird protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act - in Wokha, Nagaland. @MyGovNagaland @CmoNagaland
— Shreya Agarwal (@shreyagarwal_12) June 15, 2022
Kindly direct immediate action against the culprits! pic.twitter.com/Kx672kbbKk
I'm deeply saddened & horrified about the brutality committed by a group of people against a Great Indian Hornbill that was tortured & killed in Nagaland. It is concerning to see how people commit such acts against animals instead of working toward caring for & protecting them.
— James K Sangma (@JamesSangma1) June 15, 2022
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I do not hesitate to say that if I had found these violent people, I would have killed them in same way. Such incidents make my blood boil. A protected wildlife Great Indian Hornbill was tortured and killed in Wokha, Nagaland. Poor bird was brutally tortured before being killed. pic.twitter.com/iWy0YEspD0
— Nandan Pratim Sharma Bordoloi (@NANDANPRATIM) June 16, 2022
Persons accused of killing an endangered great Indian Hornbill in Wokha district of Nagaland have been reportedly arrested. (Source) pic.twitter.com/J7lNDF2uSF
— Naga Hills (@Hillsnaga) June 13, 2022
Another low.
— prerna singh bindra ???????????? (@prernabindra) June 14, 2022
Great #Indian #hornbill tortured to death in #Nagaland
Urge @MyGovNagaland to take swift and strict action https://t.co/shIAA6hH3V
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