Police on Saturday sealed the resort from where a burning tyre was hurled on a wild elephant that subsequently died in Nilgiris district, even as the resort owner is absconding.
Two persons have been arrested in connection with the death and remanded to 14 days judicial custody, the police said.
Two of the accused involved in killing the elephant in Nilgiris have been arrested by Tamilnadu Forest Department. The resort involved has been sealed. The elephant was fondly called ‘SI’ because it walked like a strict police officer & never harmed anyone. #Justice #SaveWildlife pic.twitter.com/WTiraYthG4
— Praveen Angusamy, IFS ? (@PraveenIFShere) January 23, 2021
On Friday, the Forest Department released a video in which the two were seen throwing the burning tyre from the resort building. A search for the resort owner has begun and a special team has been formed to catch him, the police said.
Barbaric act in Nilgiris, Tamilnadu. An elephant was attacked with a burning tyre, in a private resort, killing the animal. Hope the guilty are punished for this inhumane act of violence. #WA #EveryLifeMatters #SaveWildlife pic.twitter.com/iLJn2yxgdq
— Praveen Angusamy, IFS ? (@PraveenIFShere) January 22, 2021
The wanton act caused serious injuries to the ear of the straying 50-year-old elephant, leading to the formation of pus and death.
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