Mahout, assistant who beat temple elephant get bail
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The mahout and assistant, who were arrested for beating elephant Jayamalyatha of Andal Temple, Srivilliputhur, at the annual rejuvenation camp for temple and mutt elephants at Thekkampatti in the district last month were granted bail by a court in Mettupalayam on Tuesday.
Mahout Vinil Kumar and his assistant Sivaprasad were arrested by the Forest Department on February 21 after a video showed them hitting the legs of the temple elephant with sticks after having chained it to a tree.
A Forest Department official told
The Hindu that the two men were granted bail on Tuesday.
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.