Khammam (Telangana): In a horrific incident, three men in Telangana's Khammam district hanged a monkey to death, reportedly as a 'lesson' for other animals not to venture into the fields.
The incident came to light after a video showing the brutality went viral on social media. In the video, a monkey can be seen haplessly struggling for life after being hanged from a tree. Meanwhile, the men present at the spot can be seen cheering on.
According to reports, a gang of monkeys had been regularly entering the fields and destroying the crops in the district's Sathupalli area.
When one of the monkeys ventured close to a farmer's house, it reportedly fell into a water tub. The man then captured the monkey, thrashed it with sticks, and hanged it from a tree, reportedly to teach other monkeys a lesson. After struggling for its life, the poor monkey eventually died.
After the video viral, Sathupalli Forest Range Officer (FRO) A Venkateswaralu informed that three youngsters were booked under the Wildlife protection Act.
The three culprits have been identified as Sadu Venkateshwar Rao, Goudelli Ganapathi, and Rajashekhar.
On being questioned, Venkateshwar Rao reportedly confessed to the crime and was fined Rs 25,000.
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