Video of elephant being hit at rejuvenation camp goes viral
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(EDS: Updating, adding details) Coimbatore, Feb 21 (PTI): A video of two mahouts forpurportedly ill-treating an elephant in a camp atThekkampatti, about 50 KMs from here, has gone viral in thesocial media.
One of the mahouts has been suspended.
Drawing condemnation from the public and wildlifeactivists, the video taken by a visitor to the elephantsrejuvenation camp shows the men with sticks hitting theanimal on its legs and it is heard trumpeting in pain.
The elephant, said to be from Srivilliputhur temple,was tied to a tree and being hit, the video reveals.
When contacted, a source in HR&CE (HIndu Religious andCharitable Endowments) Department which organised the 48-daycamp said higher officials too had seen the video and one ofthe mahouts has been placed under suspension pendingdepartmental inquiry.
The camp for temple and mutt elephants is being heldannually. A total of 26 elephants are in the camp this year.
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