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Crime
Three Men Arrested for Killing Monitor Lizard and Preparing It as Liquor Snack
✍️ Bhaskar English
🗓 28 Aug 2026, 10:03 AM
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Police in India detained three suspects after they killed a monitor lizard, sliced its legs, turned the meat into a liquor‑infused snack and consumed it.
Police officials announced the arrest of three men who illegally killed a monitor lizard and used its meat to prepare a liquor‑soaked snack. The suspects were apprehended after a local complaint led investigators to the scene where the reptile’s carcass was found.
According to the investigation report, the men cut off the lizard’s legs, marinated the flesh in alcohol and ate the resulting dish as a makeshift snack. Such treatment of a protected wildlife species is a direct violation of the Wildlife Protection Act.
Authorities have charged the three individuals under sections of the act that prescribe imprisonment and fines for harming protected fauna. The case underscores ongoing challenges in enforcing wildlife conservation laws in rural areas.
According to the investigation report, the men cut off the lizard’s legs, marinated the flesh in alcohol and ate the resulting dish as a makeshift snack. Such treatment of a protected wildlife species is a direct violation of the Wildlife Protection Act.
Authorities have charged the three individuals under sections of the act that prescribe imprisonment and fines for harming protected fauna. The case underscores ongoing challenges in enforcing wildlife conservation laws in rural areas.