Posing with the real Gujarat Lions lands Ravindra Jadeja in trouble

Enjoying his time away from the field with his wife Reeva Solanki, Gujarat Lion's all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has found himself in trouble.

Jadeja posted an image on Instagram in which he is seen with endangered Asiatic Lions at Gujarat's Gir Forest.

 

A photo posted by Ravindrasinh Jadeja (@jadduboy) on Jun 14, 2016 at 11:33pm PDT

According to the provisions of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1971, visitors are not allowed to get down from the safari jeep and endanger lives.

 

A photo posted by Ravindrasinh Jadeja (@jadduboy) on Jun 16, 2016 at 10:07am PDT

"The Gir National Park and Sanctuary is a protected area and people are not supposed to get down (from) their vehicle during safari. Since it is against the rule to get down (from) the vehicle in jungle, we have ordered a probe into the matter," a chief forest conservator AP Singh told AFP.

The forest department has recently come across several instances in which villagers were killed or injured by lions. As per the census conducted by the forest department last year, the population of lions in Gir has seen a rise.

The census put the total number of the felines in the state at 523, up from 411 lions counted in 2010. They are found in Gir Wildlife Sanctuary, a major tourist attraction. Recently, three persons, including a 14-year-old boy, and a woman, were killed by lions in separate incidents.