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Ravindra Jadeja clicks a ‘selfie’ with Gir lions; runs into trouble with forest officials
Jadeja was at Sasan Gir in Junagadh district earlier this week where he was on a lion safari with his wife Riva. At one point during the visit, he and his wife got down from the vehicle and clicked photographs with lions.
Published: Jun 17, 2016, 11:26 AM (IST)
Edited: Jun 17, 2016, 11:26 AM (IST)
Indian cricketer Ravindra Jadeja has a penchant for landing himself into troubles. On different occasions, he has come under criticism for his ‘casual’ mistakes. Having missed an entire season of Indian Premier League (IPL) in the past for allegedly negotiating a better contract with other franchise and inviting trouble over use of weapons in his marriage procession, Jadeja has now kicked up a storm over a ‘selfie’ with Gir lions, as reported by The Indian Express.
After his photographs with the lions in the background at the Gir forest went viral on Thursday, the forest department has come into the act and ordered an inquiry over the same. It is notable here that the forest officials had recently issued notifications for tourists and locals against taking selfies with lions and putting their lives at risk by getting close to the wild animal. ALSO SEE: PHOTO: Ravindra Jadeja with wife Reeva Solanki post wedding.
Jadeja, a native of Jamnagar district, was at Sasan Gir in Junagadh district earlier this week where he was on a lion safari with his wife Riva. At one point during the visit, he and his wife got down from the vehicle and clicked photographs with lions. He also clicked selfies with fans and some forest guards. The trouble started as soon as the photographs started circulating on the social media, after the all-rounder shared them. The forest department ordered an inquiry. ALSO SEE: Video: “Will get my wife’s name tattooed on me if she agrees”, says Ravindra Jadeja.
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“Gir National Park and Sanctuary (GNPS) is a protected forest, and tourists are not allowed to get down from vehicles while inside the jungle. But, pictures showing the cricketer having got down from vehicle in the jungle and having taken selfies with lions are circulating on the social media. Even some forest guards are seen with him in photographs. Therefore, we have ordered the GNPS superintendent to conduct an inquiry into the incident and file a report,” Aniruddh Pratap Singh, chief conservator of forests (CCF) of Junagadh wildlife circle, told The Indian Express.
“We have come to know that Jadeja got down from vehicle and took selfies with lions. Two range forest officers also happened to be in that part of the jungle at that time. We are looking into the incident and it is difficult at this juncture to tell what offence is made out against him. But, merely getting down in the sanctuary is an offence,” GNPS superintendent Ram Ratan Nala added.
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Jadeja has not yet responded on the matter.