Mumbai: Police in Washim district of Maharashtra have arrested a 23-year-old man who, with two minor boys, allegedly beat a monkey to death.
The incident took place at Gramkura village in Risod tehsil on December 16. It came to notice after its video went viral on social media on Sunday.
According to the police, Pawan Bangar (23) and his two minor friends caught a monkey which had entered Bangars farm.
The video shows a Langur monkey being hanged and brutally beaten with a belt and then by a long stick till it died on the spot.
As the video went viral, it was brought to the notice of forest officials.
Forest officer Mohan Bhosle lodged a police complaint, following which Bangar was arrested under section 9 (prohibition of hunting) of the Wildlife Protection Act.
While Bangar was sent in police custody by a local court, the two minor boys were sent to juvenile justice home. Further probe is on.
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