India, May 4 -- Armed with a "legal" deed for properties underwritten by an administration which cleared the jungle, homo sapiens are convinced the land they occupy ethically and lawfully belongs to them. But the land upon which they had built a house/ office/ school was the property of wild creatures since aeons. No one sought their assent before eviction nor were they paid land acquisition compensation in cash or kind! These creatures are the victims of the most ruthless land mafia that evolution will ever know.

Monica Sharma from Panchkula's Sector 28 is a financial sector professional. She was out with her daughter and husband taking a drive after dinner to relieve her child's examination stress. The Sharmas glimpsed sambars and neel...