The forest department visited the Bigg Boss house late last evening (October 22) and requested the contestant Varthur Santosh to bring the chain outside for examination.
Varthur Santosh, a participant in Bigg Boss Kannada Season 10, has been apprehended by the forest department for donning a locket made of tiger claws, an act prohibited by law. The possession, sale, or purchase of tiger claws is illegal. The forest officials, prompted by the sighting of the locket on the show, filed an FIR, leading to Santosh’s arrest.
The forest department visited the Bigg Boss house late last evening (October 22) and requested the contestant to bring the chain outside for examination. Subsequently, they verified the authenticity of the tiger claws and urged the Bigg Boss organizers to hand over the contestant to them.
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After a few hours, Varthur Santosh left the Bigg Boss house and was arrested by the forest department.
Deputy Conservator of Forest Ravindra Kumar, in an interview with India Today, stated, “It was a public complaint after he was seen wearing tiger claws. After the complaint, we went to inspect it in the Bigg Boss studio near Komaghatta and requested the authorities to hand over the locket. After dilly-dallying for some time, they agreed to hand it over to us.”
He further explained, “I inspected the golden pendant through the proper procedure so we could find out if it was a genuine tiger claw. We further instructed the Bigg Boss authorities to produce him before us. I inquired him about it, and he said that he got it in Hosur three years ago. After he agreed in front of the camera, we arrested him at around 8:30 pm. This is a violation of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972. Tigers are considered a highly endangered species. It attracts a maximum punishment of three to seven years of punishment.”
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Varthur Santosh is currently in the custody of the forest range office of Kaggalipura.
About Varthur Santosh
He gained fame by rearing the Hallikar breed of cattle and is known as Hallikar Odeya. Additionally, he serves as the chairman of the Hallikar Cattle Breed or All India Hallikar Breed Conservation Committee.