Pregnant elephant killed in kerla
Pregnant elephant killed after being fed pineapple stuffed with firecrackers:
The elephant had wandered out of a nearby national park in search of food when it came across the spiked fruit. She was later found trying to cool herself in a stream but as locals tried to heave her out of the water, she collapsed and died. The shocking case has sparked a criminal investigation into suspected cruelty toward animals, forestry officials said today.
The incident drew outrage on social media after Krishnan posted an emotional tribute to the elephant. The elephant was killed outside the Silent Valley National Park on May 23, in the Palakkad district of Kerala state in southern India, near farmland where locals sometimes scatter fruit spiked with firecrackers to discourage animals from damaging crops. ‘We only know that the injury (to the elephant) was caused by some explosive substance,’ forestry official Sunil Kumar said.
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