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| Bangladesh men jailed for beating pregnant crocodile at Islamic shrine |
| 2009-11-27 |
| Two men in Bangladesh have been jailed for severely beating a pregnant crocodile at an Islamic shrine. The crocodile, named Pipil, was badly injured and lost one eye after the men hit her with bamboo sticks. The attack took place in April at Khan Jahan Ali shrine, in Bagerhat district, 135km (85 miles) southwest of the capital Dhaka. On Tuesday, a court convicted the men of torture and sentenced them to two years in jail with hard labour. The Khan Jahan Ali shrine has about two dozen crocodiles living in a big pond where pilgrims can feed and watch them. The two men convicted were among a group of people who collect money from visitors by exhibiting the crocodiles. The group is known to beat the crocodiles if they do not respond to their calls, Dhaka's Daily Star newspaper reported. According to local authorities, five crocodiles have died in the last 10 years because of mistreatment by the group, it said. Crocodiles are protected under Bangladesh law, and offenders face up to five years in jail for torturing or killing them. |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #7 ION TIMES OF INDIA > STUDIES: PILGRIMAGE CENTRES TURNING INTO SEX HOTSPOTS, espec for extensive local adult protitution + "fake" marriages + foreign-led pedophilic activities [illegal underage-child sex ala foreign tourists]??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-11-27 21:18 |
| #6 Now if they'd beaten a pregnant woman, would they have made the headlines? |
| Posted by: mom 2009-11-27 20:41 |
| #5 She sailed away on a sunny summer day On the back of a crocodile "You see," said she, "he's as tame as tame can be, I'll ride him down the Nile." The croc winked his eye as she bade them all goodbye Wearing a happy smile At the end of the ride, the lady was inside, And the smile was on the crocodile! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-11-27 19:58 |
| #4 Don't act vile toward the crocodile... |
| Posted by: Mike 2009-11-27 18:42 |
| #3 Still looking for someone to put a Salty in Lake Alice (pls, hurry, it's Tebows last year) |
| Posted by: Perry Stanford White 2009-11-27 15:30 |
| #2 It's all fun and games til someone |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-11-27 07:16 |
| #1 Feed the miscreants to the crocks and we will call it even. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2009-11-27 00:23 |