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Animal rights activist moves apex court in black buck case

‘Authorities trying to shield Pataudi’; notice to Haryana

New Delhi: An animal rights activist has moved Supreme Court alleging that he has been implicated in criminal and wildlife violation cases by the Haryana Government, which should instead be taking action against former cricket Test captain Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi in the “Jhajjar black buck killing case.”

A bench of Justices L. S. Panta and Aftab Alam on Monday issued notices to the Haryana Government seeking its response on the special leave petition filed by Naresh Kadyan, a designated “Master Trainer” of the Animal Welfare Board of India.

Pataudi along with seven of his associates was involved in a controversy on June 3, 2005 after they illegally hunted a black buck and two hares in Kirlod village of Jhajjar town.

Kadyan, in his SLP alleged that the authorities instead of vigorously pursuing the case against Pataudi and others have foisted false cases against him under IPC Sections 186 (obstruction public servant from discharing duties), 297 (trespass into burial grounds), 332 (causing hurt to public servant), 342 (wrongful confinement) and 353 (assaulting or using criminal force against public servant).

He was also booked under Section 51 of the Wildlife Act, according to his counsel Aeltemesh Rein.

According to the petitioner even though wildlife officials caught Pataudi and other accused “red handed”, they were released along with the weapons and vehicles used in the offence.

Whereas, the cases against him were registered merely because he carried the carcass in an ambulance provided by the Central Government to Delhi zoo for a second post mortem.

He submitted that the carcass was exhumed from the burial site in Jhajjar with the tacit approval of the Wildlife Inspector Attar Singh and taken to Delhi.

Kadyan, alleged that the authorities foisted the case after trying to shield Pataudi and other accused.

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