Two tourists from Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh were fined ₹25,000 by authorities at the Bandipur Tiger Reserve for violating forest laws that endangered their lives.
The move is expected to send a strong message to visitors to the national park against disembarking from their vehicles to pose in front of wild animals — a tendency which has become a serious issue but fraught with danger.
The fine of ₹25,000 follows emergence of a video early this month in which two tourists were seen being chased by a wild elephant; one of them who tripped while running narrowly escaped being trampled by the elephant.
