Man kidnaps ‘his own’ elephant from Forest Officials.
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Kerala police file a criminal case against an elephant owner named Iswaran Pillai after he was found kidnapping ‘his own’ elephant.
Iswaran had an elephant named Valanjabalam Ganapathy. The elephant killed two mahouts ( the person who works with and rides an elephant) in the past. After the mishap, Iswaran’s elephant was confined to a secluded place.
The elephant had several injuries after it was left in the open to sun and rain. Its legs were badly wounded. After some locals informed the Forest Department Officials about the injured elephant, the officials took the elephant into their custody and it was taken to Eravathur.
The Forest Department filed a case against Iswaran for torturing and not taking proper care of the elephant. The elephant was steadily recovering under the Forest Department’s observation. It was during this time, Iswaran kidnapped the elephant from the Forest Department Custody.
The elephant was later found in Cochin upon search. The Chief Wildlife Warden directed the officials to take the elephant into custody from Iswaran. A fresh case has been registered against Iswaran for kidnapping the elephant from the Forest Department’s custody.
