Anbarasan Etherajan
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Surrounded by guests, Rajab Bhatt looks happy in this video for his wedding gift last month, a cute-looking lion cub. Soon, however, the happy moment ended in trouble and landed him behind bars. He was arrested in Lahore after a raid conducted jointly by the Punjab Wildlife Department and police on charges of illegal possession of wildlife.
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BBC investigates deadliest single Israeli attack in recent conflict with Hezbollah
Mr. Bhatt is a famous social media influencer in Pakistan with millions of followers on TikTok and YouTube and other platforms for his videos on lifestyle, travels and family adventures. He accepted his mistake in the court.
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BBC investigates deadliest single Israeli attack in recent conflict with Hezbollah
Instead of a stiffer punishment, the judge ordered Mr. Bhatt to perform a year-long community service by uploading the five-minute videos on animal protection and animal rights to educate people. The court has also ordered the wildlife department to provide him with enough material to create his content. The lion cub has now been moved to Lahore Safari Zoo and has been named Bhatti.
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BBC investigates deadliest single Israeli attack in recent conflict with Hezbollah
Wildlife officials have warned that wild animals cannot be domesticated and they pose dangers to humans and keeping them also constitutes cruelty to animals.