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Elephant creates havoc in Kerala village
Mallapuram (Kerala): An elephant, a trained and tamed
one that was brought to carry tree logs, turned violent
and created havoc for a couple of hours at Elamkulam town
in Mallapuram district of Kerala. In the process, the
errant elephant damaged several shops and houses. After
running around for hours in the narrow lanes and streets
of the town, the jumbo was finally brought under control
with the help of an expert firing a dart of tranquilliser
at it to neutralise its violent behaviour. Reportedly,
the 24-year old tusker named Palod Govindan Kutty became
agitated due to ill treatment by its mahout and unable
to bear such an attitude of its master, it ran amok covering
the entire village for nearly nine hours. According to
the villagers, the elephant rampaged the boundary walls
of many houses, smashed iron gates and even tossed away
the roof covering of a shop. "At around 10.30 or 11a.m,
I heard people shouting. I stepped out of my shop and
saw that an elephant was running mad and entering the
town area. Firstly it went inside a house where many people
started shouting. Soon it left the place and then entered
the road. Later it started running all over causing destruction
on its way. It entered a nearby school as well," said
Girish, an eyewitness. Consequently, Wildlife rangers
and veterinarians of Kerala's Forest Department have initiated
a probe to ascertain the sudden violent behaviour of elephant.
-August
28, 2009
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