WILD LIFE CONSERVATIONIST THE LITTLE KNOWN LALIT KUMAR BORA & SALMAN'S INFAMOUS BLACKBUCK CASE
It is quite astonishing & agonizing too, when we find that high profile personalities hit the headlines even if they commit big crime and get away with it with the support of money power, muscle power & battery of lawyers.They employ all sorts of excuses, apply all sorts of tricks, use all nuances of law. They pretend to be "Being Human" where as in all their practical behaviour and actions they are " Becoming Inhuman".You are great only when you practice what you preach, at least the gap between the two should be minimum as far as possible. They claim to be "Robinhood" on the stage or screen but in their practical life after committing serious crime they do not have temerity or courage to accept their mistake and beg for apology.
On the contrary the person who is fighting for a cause, for a mission, for a pious objective has to sacrifice his life, his career even suffer humiliation, embarrassment, ignominy, disgrace and what not. Such persons are not highlighted not appreciated not encouraged because they are not commercially viable. That is the reason why the society is on decline, vices are on increase so is the immorality, wrong-doing, evil-doing, wickedness, corruption, misconduct.
Blackbuck's protected status has got popularity through a widely reported court case. In this case one of India's film stars, Salman Khan, was sentenced to imprisonment for killing two blackbucks and many endangered chinkaras or Indian Gazelles the state animal of Rajasthan on 2nd October 1998. [2nd October is being observed as International Day of Non-Violence since 2007]. In another poaching incident, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi also killed a blackbuck and then avoided arrest as fugitive. He finally surrendered only when the case was transferred to a special environment court from the criminal court so that he could face lighter sentencing. Incidentally Saif Ali Khan son of Mansoor ali Khan Pataudi was also in the vehicle alongwith Salman Khan. These are the people who come under first category - category of high profile personalities.
Lalit Kumar Bora, as I gathered information from the news reports & internet, comes under second category who sacrificed his fledgling career for a noble cause, for a virtuous mission , for a pious objective that is protecting blackbucks & chinkaras the endangered species.The blackbuck case was handed over to Mr Bora who was then Assistant Conservator of Forests. He took Salman into custody on the basis of three eyewitnesses, two of them being Bishnoi villagers and made video. According to Section 50 Subsection 8 of Wildlife Protection Act, if a statement of a witness is recorded in the presence of the accused then it can be admissible in court. Blackbuck killings led to the chinkara poaching. Further investigation disclosed that Salman carried a gun whose licence got expired.
Here one fact is very interesting & the most suitable to be elaborated. Bishnois are the great lover of wild animals. They themselves can be hungry & thirsty but they will not allow any animal or bird to die due to food/fodder or water. Bishnoi women are known to breastfeed orphaned deer calf to save its life. That is why there exists a strong & unique emotional bond between Bishnoi & blackbuck an animal, rarely to be found anywhere on earth. Herds of deer, blackbuck, chinkara (state animal of Rajasthan) & neel gai can be seen moving in Bishnoi village without fear.
Lalit Kumar Bora successfully gathered crucial evidence but hounded, harassed, tormented & traumatized for obvious reasons as the case involved high profiles . He was regularly being transferred and had to work under duress & immense pressure. Consequently he left the forest service in 2003 but does not leave the courage & determination to pursue his mission & objective. Gudha Bishnoi village, the village where this infamous incident took place is only 23 kms away from Jodhpur wherefrom Lalit Kumar Bora comes. Lalit Kumar Bora has been & is a genuine wild life conservationist, it seems. He sacrificed his career & golden period of life for the wild life conservation & for protecting the sacred & pious mother-child bond between Bishnoi women and blackbuck an endangered species. Blackbuck has also been classified as near threatened by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Will these high profile people ever have the sensitivity to respect such a rare bond? For them, laws are to be broken, sensitivities are to be killed, sensibilities are to be bulldozed and virtues are to be crushed. But what about the unknown, little known selfless crusader, fighter, battler for virtues - like Civil Engineer Lalit Bora of Rajasthan Forest Service(RFS).
When I glanced through various articles on internet & in newspapers on this case hardly do I find any mention of the person who risked his career, faced threats, embraced adversities but continued consistently with his objective of wild life conservation and performed his duties sincerely amidst all odds. Neither police nor administration nor political system nor even media, which claim to highlight such issues, cared a fig for Lalit Kumar Bora who fought and even is fighting for the noble cause.The hard truth is that Lalit Kumar Bora, though he is treading on the right path, cannot attract advertisements or increase TRP but Salman and his friends from glamour world even after committing multiple unpardonable crimes hit the headlines, gain sympathy of his supporters and garner support of powerful elite.
I am not against anyone but definitely against such people who manipulate & manage situations in their own favour or advantage even after committing heinous crimes and get away with it.
Are we not still living in the "Jungle Raj"? Is not it shocking & painful?
Screen Shot of Salman during Interrogation
Image (C) Dr Ajay Kumar Ojha
| Courtesy: oneindia.com |
Lalit Kumar Bora, as I gathered information from the news reports & internet, comes under second category who sacrificed his fledgling career for a noble cause, for a virtuous mission , for a pious objective that is protecting blackbucks & chinkaras the endangered species.The blackbuck case was handed over to Mr Bora who was then Assistant Conservator of Forests. He took Salman into custody on the basis of three eyewitnesses, two of them being Bishnoi villagers and made video. According to Section 50 Subsection 8 of Wildlife Protection Act, if a statement of a witness is recorded in the presence of the accused then it can be admissible in court. Blackbuck killings led to the chinkara poaching. Further investigation disclosed that Salman carried a gun whose licence got expired.
| Courtesy:indiaspend.com |
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| A Wild Animal Being Shown by Lalit Kumar Bora Image (C) Dr Ajay Kumar Ojha |
Lalit Kumar Bora successfully gathered crucial evidence but hounded, harassed, tormented & traumatized for obvious reasons as the case involved high profiles . He was regularly being transferred and had to work under duress & immense pressure. Consequently he left the forest service in 2003 but does not leave the courage & determination to pursue his mission & objective. Gudha Bishnoi village, the village where this infamous incident took place is only 23 kms away from Jodhpur wherefrom Lalit Kumar Bora comes. Lalit Kumar Bora has been & is a genuine wild life conservationist, it seems. He sacrificed his career & golden period of life for the wild life conservation & for protecting the sacred & pious mother-child bond between Bishnoi women and blackbuck an endangered species. Blackbuck has also been classified as near threatened by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Will these high profile people ever have the sensitivity to respect such a rare bond? For them, laws are to be broken, sensitivities are to be killed, sensibilities are to be bulldozed and virtues are to be crushed. But what about the unknown, little known selfless crusader, fighter, battler for virtues - like Civil Engineer Lalit Bora of Rajasthan Forest Service(RFS).
When I glanced through various articles on internet & in newspapers on this case hardly do I find any mention of the person who risked his career, faced threats, embraced adversities but continued consistently with his objective of wild life conservation and performed his duties sincerely amidst all odds. Neither police nor administration nor political system nor even media, which claim to highlight such issues, cared a fig for Lalit Kumar Bora who fought and even is fighting for the noble cause.The hard truth is that Lalit Kumar Bora, though he is treading on the right path, cannot attract advertisements or increase TRP but Salman and his friends from glamour world even after committing multiple unpardonable crimes hit the headlines, gain sympathy of his supporters and garner support of powerful elite.
I am not against anyone but definitely against such people who manipulate & manage situations in their own favour or advantage even after committing heinous crimes and get away with it.
Are we not still living in the "Jungle Raj"? Is not it shocking & painful?
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