The accused told the police that they had no idea that the animal was a dolphin.
PRAYAGRAJ: Three men were arrested on Thursday night in Pratapgarh district after a video of them allegedly killing a Gangetic dolphin with an axe and sticks went viral on social media. The incident took place near Sharda Sahayak Jal Shakha at Kotharia village, under the limits of Nawabganj police station of the district.
Police said that the incident took place on December 24 and the video went viral on social media on Wednesday.
The Union government had declared the Gangetic dolphin the national aquatic animal in 2009.