Three men arrested for beating a dolphin to death in a violent attack

A dolphin was beaten to death by a group of men who used sticks and sticks to beat the helpless animal in a violent attack in India.

The disturbing incident, which occurred on December 31, was filmed in Uttar Pradesh, in the far north of the country.

In the footage, at least three men can be seen beating the Ganges River freshwater dolphin, in critical danger, while a man immobilizes him.

The dolphin struggles to break free, but is powerless against the group of men as blood flows from its body.

At the end of the 30-second clip, the dolphin appears to show little sign of life due to the violent attack.

“You are attacking for no reason,” a man can be heard saying, according to NDTV.

A forestry department official who answered a call about the incident reportedly found the animal lifeless beside the Sharda Sahayak canal.

The official said the dolphin received several injuries, including ax wounds. Residents declined to reveal how he died.

Three men have already been arrested after the video went viral on social media, according to the Pratapgarh Police Department.

In November, the gutted carcass of an endangered freshwater dolphin was found in a river sanctuary in Bangladesh, leading wildlife officials to express fears of an increase in poaching during the country’s coronavirus blockade.

Residents of the city of Raojan spotted the body of the Ganges river dolphin on the banks of the Halda River, AFP reported. It contained a deep incision from neck to tail.

Hunters appear to have eviscerated the 62-inch animal by removing layers of body fat – a product that is used in traditional local medicine – Abdullah al Mamun, an official in the Bangladesh fisheries department, told AFP.

The Ganges dolphin is in critical danger. According to the World Wildlife Fund, it is estimated that there are still between 1,200 and 1,800 Ganges river dolphins living in the wild in Nepal, Bangladesh and India.

Concerns about poaching during coronavirus blocks have been raised by wildlife officials in countries around the world.

Attempts to poach have increased in India’s Kaziranga National Park, which is home to the world’s largest horned rhino population during the country’s blockade, AFP reported.

There has also been an increase in the killing of other animals in India, with poachers targeting Indian gazelles, peacocks and other endangered species, according to The Hindu Times.