Elephant Dies After Villagers Throw Burning Tyre At It, Celebs Call It 'Extinction of Humanity'
Elephant dead because of burning tyre: This cruelty against the animal has sparked outrage among everyone including celebrities, this time as well. Celebrities including Randeep Hooda, Kamal Haasan, Koena Mitra and Pranita Subhash have responded with anger over the incident.
In another horrifying incident, an elephant has died after villagers threw a burning tyre at it to shoo it away. The tyre apparently got stuck in his ear as he tried to run away. The incident took place in Masinagudi in the Nilgiri district of Tamil Nadu.
Case of animal cruelty comes to light in Masinagudi, Nilgiris. People in a private resort apparently threw a lit, burnt cloth on a 40-year-old elephant following which the animal died.
¡ª TIMES NOW (@TimesNow) January 22, 2021
Postmortem report shows burn injuries on its ears; 2 individuals detained. pic.twitter.com/bYds5PyW8U
This cruelty against the animal has sparked outrage among everyone including celebrities, this time as well.
Celebrities including Randeep Hooda, Kamal Haasan, Koena Mitra and Pranita Subhash have responded with anger over the incident.
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Kamal Haasan took to Twitter to write, "We killed forests and made nations. We forgot the story of the wildlife. How did the custom of burning alive come about? Isn't it barbaric to burn an elephant that is retreating?"
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¡ª Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) January 23, 2021
Randeep Hooda wrote, "This is just terrible".
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¡ª Randeep Hooda (@RandeepHooda) January 22, 2021
Koena Mitra called the incident, "Extinction of Humanity!"
Extinction of Humanity!#ElephantDeath #Humanity pic.twitter.com/YVoKYxbsxy
¡ª Koena Mitra (@koenamitra) January 23, 2021
Pranitha Subhash wrote, called the incident, "Heartbreaking," and asked, "What happened to Humanity."
Heartbreaking ?
¡ª Pranitha Subhash (@pranitasubhash) January 23, 2021
What happened to Humanity ! #elephantdeath pic.twitter.com/eYQqUnz1p0
As per a senior forest official, the elephant was attacked on Jan 8 after it had damaged a luxury car parked at Mavanahalla near Masinagudi. "They threw a tyre filled with kerosene at the elephant, which was already being treated by the forest department for a deep back injury," he said as quoted by Indian Express.
¡°The two persons detained were arrested today and will be sent for remand,¡± he added. Reymond Mallan Malcolm (28) and Prasath Sugumaran (36) have been arrested.
"After they threw the flaming object, it had damaged the ear lobe leading to severe bleeding. There were efforts to save the animal but it died on January 19. Similar incidents are increasing in Mudumalai region," Vijay Krishnaraj of the Nilgiris-based United Conservation Movement (UCM) said.
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