Angul, Mar 27: In a shocking incident reported from Athamallik area of Odisha’s Angul district, a 25-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing a parrot and sharing a video of the act on social media.
The accused has been identified as Baiga Pitali, a resident of Nakati Deul in Athamallik.
As per reports, the forest department officials traced his mobile number from the video posted on Instagram and took him into custody. Athamallik Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Santosh Kumar Koppula informed that the parrot died due to hanging and confirmed the arrest.
During interrogation, it was revealed that the parrot was mercilessly killed after it pecked at black gram crops. On the other hand, Pitali claimed that he only recorded the video and another person was involved in the killing of the bird.
The forest department has now launched a manhunt for the second suspect.
A case has been registered against Pitali under Section 9 of the Wildlife Protection Act and further investigation into the matter was underway, said the officials.
