Jaipur: Comedian and YouTuber Shyam Rangeela is in the spotlight, but this time for the wrong reasons. The forest department has served a notice on him for violating the Wildlife Act. Shyam Rangeela fed a Nilgai at Jhalana Leopard Reserve in Jaipur. He also uploaded a video of feeding on YouTube. Taking serious note of the incident, the forest department officials issued a show-cause notice on Shyam Rangeela on Saturday. The comedian has been asked to appear before the office of the Forest Department in Jaipur on April 17. Shyam Rangeela hogged the headlines for conducting mimicry of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other politicians.
Regional Forest Officer Janeshwar Chaudhary, said, " A video of the incident was uploaded by comedian Shyam Rangeela on YouTube channel on April 13. Comedian Shyam was on a jungle safari. He visited the Jhalana Leopard Reserve in Jaipur on April 13. After alighting from the forest jungle trail, he fed some food items to Nilgai with his hand. Feeding food to wild animals is a violation of the Forest Act 1953 and the Wildlife Protection Act 1972."