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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 c...

COIMBATORE: Srivilliputhur Andal temple elephant Jayamalyatha, that was beaten up by its mahout and assistant in February, was sent back to the temple.

Mahout, assistant who beat temple elephant get bail Updated: Updated: Share Article AAA 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 ...

Coimbatore: A five-member committee comprising veterinarians of the forest department and animal husbandry department that checked Srivilliputhur Andal temple elephant Jayamalyatha at the rejuvenation camp for temple and mutt elephants in Thekkampatti here on Monday said that the animal was not injured. The mahout of Jayamalyatha and his assistant were arrested on Sunday after a video that showed them thrashing the animal went viral on social media. The committee, consisting of forest veterinary officer Dr A Sukumar, retired additional director of animal husbandry and member of captive elepha...

Temple elephant remains chained at Thekkampatti rejuvenation camp Updated: Updated: Will be unchained when it gets along well with the new mahout Share Article Will be unchained when it gets along well with the new mahout The temple elephant, which was roughed up by its mahout and his assistant on Saturday at the Thekkampatti annual rejuvenation camp for temple and mutt elephants, remained chained to a tree as of Tuesday. Top officials from the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department and Forest Department confirmed to The Hindu that the chain had not been removed sin...