One person arrested in Kerala's pregnant elephant killing incident
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: One person has been arrested in connection with the killing of a 15-year old pregnant elephant in Kerala's Palakkad district.
The arrest has been made by the Kerala Forest Department which has put up a tweet, "Major breakthrough! KFD has zeroed on the culprits and recorded the first arrest in the wild elephant death case."
Major breakthrough!
— Kerala Forest Department (@ForestKerala) June 5, 2020
KFD has zeroed on the culprits and recorded the first arrest in the wild elephant death case.
In a brutal instance of animal abuse, a pregnant elephant in Kerala died after she ate a pineapple full of firecrackers offered to her by some locals.
Disturbing visuals showed the elephant dying slowly while standing in water.
The wild elephant had left the forest and traversed into a nearby village in search of food.
As she walked down the streets, she was offered the pineapple full of crackers by locals.
The cracker reportedly exploded inside her mouth causing grave injury inside and to the tongue.
Following this, the elephant reportedly walked around the town in pain and hunger. However, she was unable to eat anything.
The elephant eventually walked up to the Velliyar River and stood there. It was then photos were taken of her gradual death there.
The incident sparked protests from several people belonging to different walks of lives, who demanded action against those responsible.
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