🚨 Wildlife Law and High-Profile Accountability: A Case to Watch 🚨
An important reminder of India’s strong wildlife protection framework is making headlines today.
Popular Malayalam actor and newly appointed Union Minister Suresh Gopi is under investigation for allegedly possessing a leopard tooth, a potential violation of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
Why does this matter?
🔸 Leopards are protected under Schedule I of the Act, which means the highest degree of legal protection applies.
🔸 Possessing trophies or body parts of such animals — whether hunted or acquired — is illegal unless inherited (which must be proven).
🔸 Violation of this provision could result in criminal prosecution and a jail term.
The Wildlife Protection Act doesn’t just prohibit hunting — even the possession of any part of a protected species (like claws, teeth, or fur) without authorization can attract serious penalties.
Whether you’re a public figure or not, our laws are clear: conservation is not optional.
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