18 lions facing trial after the tiger!

The Dhaka Times Desk Not only people are facing trial, this time forest animals are also facing trial. 18 Singhs are being brought to trial.

According to media reports, 18 lions have already been detained on suspicion of human hunting. In the meantime, if the charge against a tiger called Ustad is proven, the Supreme Court of India has ordered it to be imprisoned for life!

Now the trial has started against 18 lions on the charge of eating people. However, this is not being tried in court, it is being tried by the forest officials of Gujarat, India. These lions were arrested for killing three people. Which of them is man-eating is being investigated.

A lion found to be a man-eater will be sentenced to life in a cage. The rest will reportedly be released into the wild.

Note that the only sanctuary of the Asiatic lion is the Gir forest of Gujarat. At least 6 lions have attacked people in this forest recently. 3 people have already died.

Gujarat forest officials said footprints and faeces of the captured lions were being examined. The footprints and excrement of the lion found matching the place of killing will be punished.

Gujarat's top forest officer JA Khan told the media that 18 suspected lions were caught in the last two months. They will be kept in separate cages and tested.

He also said that careful tests will be done to find the man-eating lions. So that no good-natured lion is punished, that too will be carefully watched.

Wildlife expert Ruchi Dev said the footprints of the lions and their droppings are being examined. Forest officials are also checking the behavior of the animals. He said that man-eating lions usually become violent when they see people.

Note that there are 270 lions in this Gir forest of Gujarat, India. According to a recent survey, the number of lions is increasing more than before.