Mahout, assistant arrested for beating up elephant at rejuvenation camp
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February 22, 2021 01:42 IST
The animal was seen trumpeting in pain as the duo repeatedly attacked it for about 20 seconds
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A screengrab taken from video shows two mahouts beating up Srivilliputhur Andal Temple elephant Jayamalyatha at the elephant rejuvenation camp at Thekkampatti in Coimbatore on February 20, 2021. Photo: Special Arrangement
The animal was seen trumpeting in pain as the duo repeatedly attacked it for about 20 seconds
The Forest Department on Sunday arrested the mahout of a temple elephant and his assistant on charges of beating up the animal on the premises of the annual rejuvenation camp for temple and mutt elephants at Thekkampatti, near Mettupalayam.