Mahout, assistant booked for brutally attacking elephant at rejuvenation camp
The Coimbatore Woodland Division Sunday arrested a mahout and his assistant on fees of attacking an elephant on the govt’s annual rejuvenation camp at Thekkampatti close to Mettupalayam.
In a video that surfaced on social media, Vinilkumar (46) and his assistant Sivaprasad (32) have been noticed brutally thrashing Jayamalyatha, an 18-year-old feminine elephant of Andal Temple in Sri Villiputhur, with sticks.
Horrific Visuals. Two mahouts assault an elephant on the Thekkampatti rejuvenation camp in Mettupalayam. The elephant is recognized as Jayamalyatha from Andal Temple, Srivilliputhur. Officers from HR and CE instructed the dep. will habits an enquiry quickly. @IndianExpress pic.twitter.com/ecNZOdlftr
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Inside of a couple of hours of the clip going viral, a number of natural world conservationists and activists demanded strict motion towards the caretakers. The Hindu Spiritual and Charitable Endowments Division, which is retaining the camp for the elephants, stated they’re going to habits an inquiry and begin important motion. Kumar, a third-generation mahout who was once taking good care of the elephant since 2011, was once later suspended.
The district woodland division additionally picked the duo from the camp and booked them underneath sections of the Flora and fauna Prevention Act. They’ve additionally been charged with violating provisions of Tamil Nadu Captive Elephants (Control and Regulations), 2011.
As consistent with the stories, the mahout was once irked after the elephant refused to obey his command. “He was once taking the elephant to the bathe house. It (the elephant) all of sudden ran out of keep watch over after seeing some other elephant; the caretakers discovered very needed to convey the elephant underneath keep watch over,” some other mahout on the camp stated.
The caretakers had tied the elephant with the chains with regards to a tree and thrashed it on Saturday night time. Volunteers of Vanam Consider of India, an animal welfare organisation, shot the incident once they have been passing the camp.
The 48-day annual retreat for captive elephants started on February 9. The officers stated 1.67 crore rupees have been allotted for the camp to arrange shelters, bathing platforms, strolling tracks, meals courts, cell bogs, and so forth.
