India: Telangana man booked for posting video recipe of ‘Peacock curry’
Peacock
In India's Telangana, a content creator has been booked for posting a video tutorial on how to cook peacock curry.
Kondam Pranay Kumar of Rajanna Sircilla, a YouTuber from Telangana, had posted a video recipe involving India's national bird, the peacock, titled "How to cook peacock curry in the traditional way" on his YouTube channel 'Sri TV'.
Why has he been booked?
The video has triggered a backlash, and the Forest Department officials have booked him for promoting killing the ‘National Bird of India’.
Animal rights activists have demanded action against the YouTuber.
Officials,while booking him, also seized the "peacock curry".
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The man, as per reports, claimed that the curry was actually made using chicken, but that he used titled 'How to cook peacock curry in the traditional way' to get more views and likes.
Officials also found chicken feathers during the raid at his house.
The importance of peacock?
Peacock is the national bird of India and is listed under Schedule-I of the Wildlife Protection Amendment Act, 2022, which means it is a protected species. Thus, a case has been registered against Kondam Pranay Kumar, and the forest department has started an investigation.
In a statement to the press, Forest Range Officer (FRO), R. Kalpana Devi said that Pranay was immediately taken into custody after receiving the information.
The FRO said they inspected the place where the curry was cooked and seized the dish.
She said that even naming the national bird for likes or otherwise in such a manner was an offence.
"Naming a peacock is also an offence. We will send the curry to the lab for testing and after the report, we will take action."
She added that any act that directly or indirectly promotes killing wildlife is subject to penal action. The case has now been referred to the police for further action, and the further action would depend on the forensic test of the curry.
(With inputs from agencies)
