Bengal youth arrested after posting pics of eating civet

Kolkata Nov 22 (IANS) A youth in West Bengal who had posted photographs of feasting on a civet in social media has been arrested police said on Wednesday.

"We arrested Pranoy Baul from Palta in North 24 Parganas on Tuesday. He was produced in court today (Wednesday) " an official of the Titagarh police station told IANS.

In a Facebook post wildlife conservation campaigner Joydip Kundu said: "One of the two culprits who killed and ate a civet last night and proudly posted it on social media has been nabbed by a joint operation conducted by the West Bengal Forest Department SOG CID West Bengal and Titagarh P.S."

Palm civets a species of small nocturnal mammals are protected under Schedule II of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972.

--IANS
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