Travancore Devaswom Board to launch probe in dying of tusker Ambalappuzha Vijayakrishnan
By Express News Service
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) has determined to launch a probe within the dying of Ambalappuzha Vijayakrishnan, a 51-year-old pachyderm, who was allegedly mistreated by its mahouts and the Board officers.
The Board in its assembly on Friday entrusted P Bijoy, TDB’s Vigilance SP, the duty of probing the incident.
The Devaswom Board additionally suspended two mahouts, Pradeep and Ok A Ajeesh, pending enquiry after prima facia it was ascertained that there have been lapses from their facet. G Baiju, Deputy Devaswom Commissioner, Harippad, has been shifted from his publish in reference to the elephant’s dying on Thursday.
The incident had invited the wrath of the animal rights activists who alleged that the elephant was a sufferer of negligence of the TDB officers and the cruelty of the mahouts.
The animal of late had been having well being illnesses, together with swelling of one in every of its limbs and reluctance to take stable meals. Despite its delicate well being, the TDB officers allowed the mahouts to parade the animals in a temple competition after the board’s veterinarian deemed it was match for the ordeal. However, the rights activists flayed the choice and pressurized the TDB to carry it again earlier than the temple fest.
