Actor Vikram’s Lar Gibbon video case: 11 exotic animals likely to be shifted to Vandalur zoo
The animals were seized from a farmhouse belonging to S.K. Keshavanathan, the owner of the Lar gibbons shown in a recent video involving actor Vikram
The Forest Department in Tamil Nadu has seized 11 exotic animals from a farmhouse owned by S.K. Keshavanathan, including two Lar gibbons, seven African serval cats, and two tufted capuchin monkeys, as part of an investigation following a video involving actor Vikram. The animals, which are of exotic species, are likely to be transferred to the Arignar Anna Zoological Park at Vandalur in Chennai on Thursday, pending a court's decision on the department's plea to shift them.
The animals were seized under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, and relevant rules governing the possession and registration of live animal species, as the department did not have the facilities to maintain them.
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