Jajpur: A team of Forest personnel led by ranger Jyoti Ranjan Mohapatra today raided the house of Odisha YouTuber Monalisa Bhadra. However, she and her husband absconded before the raid team reached their residence at Jahala village of Beruda panchayat under Sadar police limits in Jajpur.
Taking selfie with wild animals and posting them on social media platforms is a criminal offence.
According to a source, Monalisa and her husband identified as Badrinarayan Bhadra were previously warned not to post photos and videos taken with wild animals and to refrain from such illegal activity. Allegedly, the couple has domesticated a few Langurs (a species of monkey) at their residence.
Domesticating wild animals is also a serious offence, the senior forest official said mediapersons.
“Bhadra couple had given a written undertaking in 2022 to refrain from such illegal activities. However, they did not abstain from doing so. Action will be taken against the couple,” the ranger expressed.
Notably, Bhadra couple has to immediately delete all posts from social media, the ranger added.
