Greater Noida: “He is like a family member,” A 12-year-old Abhilasha shouted when he and his brother Prince (6) desperately tried to stop the police noida taking their pet monkeys on Sunday.
A video from two tear-edged children urged the police from the Beta II police station and the Forestry Department team not to bring the animal, unfortunately named Bhawani, since it became a viral on social media.
Tip-off from Rahul Bhati, a local cattle protector, the Ministry of Forestry team has reached the slum Sector Alpha II to save the animal with the police team.
Bhati, forest officials said, had notified local animal activists Kaveri Rana that two baby monkeys had been locked up by the family.
When officials tried to take the monkey, children began to cry and refused to part with the animals they played as family members.
While the police tried to calm the children, Abhilasha told Mediodpersons, he got a monkey from Juggler a few months ago.
“I want to lift it.
I told the Juggler that he would make a monkey dance for money and only better he gave him.
He gave it to me for Rs 3,000.
I never planned to sell it,” he said.
AbhiLasha has refused to eat since Sunday night, her mother said, who collected memos.
“They (police) say that I will be imprisoned for seven years and fined Rs 50,000 (if we try to save it),” he said.
Forest Sub-Inspector of Ram Avtar, “We accept a tip-off and act on it.
It cannot be said that the monkey is intended for sale.
Because it is a wild animal and only two months, submitted to the Kaveri Rana NSM.”