Killing of wild elephants: Two more arrested

Palakkad: Two more persons were arrested by Pandikkad police under the Arms Act in connection with the suspected killing of two wild elephants — a tusker and a cow elephant — at Karivarakundu near the Puchipara forest outpost on February 25.

The arrested are Sundaran (48) of Nambinakath, Ariyakundru in Alanallur, who had allegedly manufactured the country-made gun, and Kuliyodan Assin (48) of Mampad, who supplied the cartridge allegedly used to kill the wild elephants, said Pandikkad circle inspector R Ashokan.

Two persons — Jabeer (35) of Udavampatta, Karuvarakundu, and Biju Mon (26) of Pattarumbu Colony, Nilambur, were earlier arrested in connection with the case.

Silent Valley National Park officials said that since the cases under Arms Act were handled by the police, they had written to the police to investigate the use of gun in the killing of the elephants. “Forest department will also try to get the arrested person for interrogation to pursue the case,” said an official.

“Examination of the carcasses found no trace of bullet or metal substances. But both the tusks of the tusker were found removed. The tusks, with a diameter of 11cm, were removed by burning, and the skin samples were sent for laboratory examination. The small tusks of the cow elephant were not missing. The cow elephant might have died of injuries after falling from a hill top,” said Mannarkkad veterinary officer Dr Shaji Panikkassery, who headed the team that had conducted the postmortem examination.

The carcasses were found near a banana plantation just 300m from the forests.

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Two elephants electrocuted in India by ‘dangerously low’ hanging wires

Two wild elephants die after being electrocuted by ‘dangerously low’ hanging wires that have been simply TWO FEET off the bottom in Indian village

• Mammals discovered mendacity in paddy discipline in Gurguripal, in West Bengal, jap India
• Herd of a minimum of 80 elephants had been in Nepura village for practically three weeks
• Specialists have criticised state electrical energy board WBSEC for ignoring warnings 

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Two wild elephants have died after being electrocuted by ‘dangerously low’ hanging wires in India.

The mammals have been discovered mendacity in a paddy discipline in Nepura village in Gurguripal in West Bengal, jap India.

A herd of a minimum of 80 elephants had been roaming across the village for 2 weeks earlier than the elephants got here into contact with the wires, which have been mendacity solely two toes above the bottom, on Saturday morning.

Specialists have criticised the state electrical energy board WBSEC, with one claiming they’d been warned concerning the wire beforehand.

Two elephants have been electrocuted in Gurguripal in West Bengal, jap India, this morning

The animals had wandered into ‘dangerously low’ hanging electrical energy wires in Nepura village

Picutred: native villagers collect to observe the elephants be taken away by a JCB machine

Dr Pradeep Vyas, principal chief conservator of the forest chief wildlife warden, stated: ‘The animals have been there for nearly three weeks and have been vandalising the retailers and homes of native folks and even stealing rice.

‘They even destroyed the paddy discipline and different meals grains. Two of them have been electrified by the excessive rigidity wire, which was mendacity low.

‘We informed WBSEC they need to repair the wire as a result of it was an elephant zone on a number of events.

‘However due to their negligence it occurred many times – final yr one other incident of this sort occurred.’

The animals have been discovered lifeless by native villagers who knowledgeable the forest division – with consultants criticising the state electrical energy board WBSEC.

Rabindranath Saha, Divisional Forest Officer, stated: ‘The our bodies of two full-seized elephants have been discovered mendacity within the paddy discipline at Nepura village below Gurguripal police station space on Saturday morning.

‘It appears they died from electrocution. A few of the high-voltage cables are sagging dangerously low within the space.

‘These may cause loss of life and harm to folks understanding within the discipline as effectively. Now we have knowledgeable the facility division.’

Specialists have criticised the state electrical energy board WBSEC, with one claiming they’d been warned concerning the wire beforehand, and that it had occurred earlier than

Dr Pradeep Vyas, principal chief conservator of the forest chief wildlife warden, stated: ‘We informed WBSEC they need to repair the wire as a result of it was an elephant zone on a number of events. However due to their negligence it occurred many times’

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Two elephants electrocuted in India by 'dangerously low' hanging wires

Two wild elephants have died after being electrocuted by 'dangerously low' hanging wires in India.

The mammals were found lying in a paddy field in Nepura village in Gurguripal in West Bengal, eastern India.

A herd of at least 80 elephants had been roaming around the village for two weeks before the elephants came into contact with the wires, which were lying only two feet above the ground, on Saturday morning.

Experts have criticised the state electricity board WBSEC, with one claiming they had been warned about the wire previously.

Dr Pradeep Vyas, principal chief conservator of the forest chief wildlife warden, said: 'The animals were there for almost three weeks and were vandalising the shops and houses of local people and even stealing rice.

'They even destroyed the paddy field and other food grains. Two of them were electrified by the high tension wire, which was lying low.

'We told WBSEC they should fix the wire because it was an elephant zone on several occasions.

'But because of their negligence it happened again and again - last year another incident of this kind happened.'

The animals were found dead by local villagers who informed the forest department - with experts criticising the state electricity board WBSEC.

Rabindranath Saha, Divisional Forest Officer, said: 'The bodies of two full-seized elephants were found lying in the paddy field at Nepura village under Gurguripal police station area on Saturday morning.

'It seems they died from electrocution. Some of the high-voltage cables are sagging dangerously low in the area.

'These can cause death and damage to people working out in the field as well. We have informed the power department.'

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