Coimbatore: Srivilliputhur Andal temple elephant Jayamalyatha, which was beaten up by its mahout and his assistant at the rejuvenation camp at Thekkam.
They were granted the bail on Tuesday night and released from Avinashi sub-jail on Wednesday.
The issue came to light after a member of a non-governmental organization took video of the two beating up the 18-year-old female elephant, which was chained to a tree, with canes and circulated the same on social media.
After the video went viral, Mettupalayam forest range officer Palaniraja and team had arrested the mahout and his assistant on February 21. They were subsequently remanded in judicial custody and lodged in Avinashi sub-jail.
The two had moved the Mettupalayam judicial magistrate court seeking bail a few days ago. The court granted them bail on Tuesday night and directed them to appear before the office of Mettupalayam ranger to put their signature every day morning for 15 days.
COIMBATORE: Srivilliputhur Andal temple elephant Jayamalyatha, that was beaten up by its mahout and assistant in February, was sent back to the temple.
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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.