Key Points:
- In the horrific incident of animal cruelty, that took place on January 8 but, the video of the brutal episode got viral recently in which an elephant died after some scoundrels threw a burning cloth on it in Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu.
- Forest Officials said that the elephant ages 40 years and sustained serious burn injuries to its ears after people from a private resort in Masinagudi threw a lit cloth on it.
- On the basis of the video, two persons, identified as Prasath and Raymond Dean, both natives to Mavanallah, were taken into custody.
- A report said that in the last 10 year, the Elephant’s population in India has reduced by 98%. There were around 10 lakh elephants 10 years back and today, the number has reduced to 27,000 only.
An incident that makes one believe that Humanity is Dead took place in Tamil Nadu. In the horrific incident of animal cruelty, that took place on January 8 but, the video of the brutal episode got viral recently in which an elephant died after some scoundrels threw a burning cloth on it in Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu.
Case of animal cruelty comes to light in Masinagudi, Nilgiris. People in a private resort apparently threw a lit, burnt cloth on a 40-year-old elephant following which the animal died.
Postmortem report shows burn injuries on its ears; 2 individuals detained. pic.twitter.com/bYds5PyW8U
— TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) January 22, 2021
Forest Officials said that the elephant ages 40 years and sustained serious burn injuries to its ears after people from a private resort in Masinagudi threw a lit cloth on it. It died while in medical care.
The elephant had entered a homestay in the buffer zone of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve and damaged a luxury car that was parked there. Deputy Director of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (Buffer Zone) Srikanth told The News Minute, “The early autopsy details revealed that the death is due to the back injury. The elephant might have suffered injuries two months ago. It also had puss formation which had reached its lungs. The injury could have been caused due to infighting or piercing of tree branches.”
On the basis of the video, two persons, identified as Prasath and Raymond Dean, both natives to Mavanallah, were taken into custody. One more person, identified as Ricky Rayan, is also involved in the case.
Some emotions cannot be expressed into words. Gone from his sight, but not from his heart.
A #Forestor who was taking care of an injured elephant in masinagudi, @MudumalaiTR, #Tamilnadu, crying after its death.#GreenWarriors@narendramodi @PrakashJavdekar @vijayanpinarayi https://t.co/p9DPC1Yvp8
— IFS Association (@CentralIfs) January 20, 2021
A report said that in the last 10 year, the Elephant’s population in India has reduced by 98%. There were around 10 lakh elephants 10 years back and today, the number has reduced to 27,000 only.
Tamil Nadu was home to about 10% of the total number of elephants in the country, fourth highest after Karnataka, Assam and Kerala, as per the Synchronised Elephant Population Estimation programme carried out by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in 2017.
