Man stole fish from the pond in Tashkent’s Central Park

A man was caught on video catching a fish with his bare hands from a pond at Central Park in Tashkent, nova24.uz reported. The video went viral on social media on June 24.

The footage shows the man grabbing the fish and attempting to leave. When a woman tried to stop him, he responded with verbal abuse.

Bystanders eventually intervened and forced the man to return the fish to the water. Authorities have not yet commented on the incident.

Earlier, a family from Kashkadarya reportedly caught and ate a swan for dinner in the same park.