Cruelty to animals: Two men caught in camera beating elephant

Incident of cruelty to animals was reported atCoimbatore. A video of two men beating with sticks has gone viral on socialnetworking sites.

Reportedly, the elephant has been tied to a tree and twomen could be seen thrashing the animal.

The incident has been reported from a rejuvenation campof elephants at Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu.

According to reports, he was beaten because he allegedlythrown the mahout from his back.

As per a report published in The New Indian Express, themahout and his assistants have been booked under the sections of the WildlifeProtection Act. The arrested people have been identified as Vinil Kumar and hisassistant Siva Prasad.

The incident comes to light after some people ofMasinagudi had thrown a burning tyre on an elephant. The animal after gettinginjured died on the way to medical treatment.

Cruelty to elephants has been reported previously alsowhen it outraged the nation when someone fed explosives to an elephant.