Fruit laced with explosive kills pregnant wild jumbo in Kerala
Kerala elephant tragedy: Another jumbo suspected to have been killed in similar fashion Kochi, Jun 3 (PTI) As the brutal killing of a pregnant wild elephant in Kerala led to widespread condemnation, a similar incident has come to light in Kollam district, where a young female elephant died of injuries in her mouth, a month ago. The pregnant wild elephant in Silent Valley Forest had fallen victim to an act of human cruelty on May 27 after a pineapple filled with powerful crackers offered by a man exploded in her mouth when she chomped on it. A top forest officer told PTI that another female elephant had met with a similar fate in April in the Pathanapuram forest range area under Punalur division in Kollam district. The officer said the elephant was found in a serious condition from the fringe areas of the forests in Pathanapuram by forest officials in the month of April. "The pachyderm was found alienated from the herd of elephants. Its jaw was broken and it was unable t...