[Animals] Parrot

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"We asked the neighbor to come with the parrot and we told the lady to talk to him to see if it was true that he was insulting her," Dongre explained when recounting the confrontation between the accuser and the accused.

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A parrot, Hariyal, has had to testify before the Rajura Police, in the western Indian state of Maharastra, after being accused by a woman of insulting her at the request of her stepson, something that could not be proven but finally caused them to throw him out of home .

A parrot, a woman, her stepson and a neighbor appeared before the Rajura Police in an unusual scene that began at the request of Janabai Sakharkar (the lady), 75, who assures that her stepson taught Hariyal curse words and insults so that he would recite them every time he passed by his window, Inspector PS told EFE today Dongre.

Although India is a country that feels special affection and gives particular protection to animals, with monkeys sneaking into Parliament and cows walking peacefully on the highways - in Maharashtra killing one of these cattle can carry a penalty of five years in jail - Hariyal could not escape authority.

Not even the fact that the Rajura police station knew, according to the inspector, that the lady and the stepson, a great friend of Hariyal's owner, had personal quarrels over problems with a property could prevent the bird from being called to testify. .

"We asked the neighbor to come with the parrot and we told the lady to talk to him to see if it was true that she insulted her," Dongre explained when narrating the confrontation between the accuser and the accused.

After 15 minutes rebuking him, the silence with which the parrot weathered the storm ended up dismantling the plaintiff's accusation.

Faced with the evidence, Dongre asked the neighbor to take the parakeet but the man, a victim of the pressure of the moment, chose to make a drastic decision.

"He said it was better if we let the parrot free, because otherwise the woman would continue to create unnecessary annoyances and complaints and we would be calling the police station over and over again," said the police inspector, noting that the man recognized him I didn't want any complications.

Hariyal was shown the door to the street, but this, according to the police officer, did not fly and stayed with his owner.

"He is a pet," said the policeman, underlining the obvious condition of the bird.

Faced with this situation, the Police were obliged to take the matter before the competent authorities and hand over the innocent accused, who had already become a disowned former domestic partner.

"We had to call the forest guards and give it to them to keep," he said.