Following the video’s circulation, the Forest Department registered an FIR against the accused, while police launched raids to locate him. A fisherman in Bihar’s Saharsa has landed in legal trouble after allegedly catching a dolphin in the Kosi River. The incident came to light after a video showing the fisherman with the dolphin went viral on social media.
The incident was reported from Govindpur village under Dharhar panchayat in Saharsa district’s Nawhatta block. A Forest Department team visited the site and began examining the circumstances surrounding the incident. Saharsa Forest Range Officer B.K.
Rai said the department had taken cognisance of the video and described the alleged hunting of the dolphin as a serious offence under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
Birendra Mukhiya, a resident of Dharhara, was fishing in the Kosi river basin when a dolphin became trapped in his net, according to officials. He said an FIR had been registered against Veerendra Mukhiya and that the accused would be arrested with the help of police
The youth then recorded the interaction on his mobile phone, including footage of the fisherman and the dolphin. As word spread, several villagers gathered at the spot. The fisherman eventually took the dolphin home, where family members reportedly posed for photographs with it.
Despite the warning, the fisherman allegedly told the man that he intended to kill the dolphin and extract its oil.
The video subsequently spread rapidly on social media and eventually reached the district administration. Taking the matter seriously, the Forest Department began an investigation and intensified efforts to locate the accused.
Officials said Mukhiya had fled not only his home but also the village.
