Viral Video shows tribal youths harassing wild elephants in Tamil Nadu, 3 booked
Amidst the pandemic time, not only humans but animals are suffering too.The suffering of mankind and animals could be seen through the videos that goviral on the internet.
On Thursday, various disturbing videos of animal harassment have surfacedfrom Tamil Nadu in which youth can be seen having fun by making them suffer. Inthe video, tribal youths can be seen harassing wild elephants in forest areasnear the Thirumurthy dam in the Tirupur district of Tamil Nadu.
The youths can be seen inciting elephants by hurling stones and chasingthem with dogs.
It may be noted here that the video was shot on their mobile phoneswhich then emerged as evidence of harassment in the restricted area of theforest.
After the video reached the Tirupur forest officials, a probe was launched to find theyouths. Upon identification, a case was booked against three tribal youthsunder the Wild Life Protection Act for brutally teasing a wild elephant. The youthswill be remanded soon, said, forest officials.
In the video, several other boys could be spotted sitting on tree branches enjoyingthe brutal act done by their fellows. When elephants try to run to save themselves,youths again hurl stones at them. In another similar video, an elephant cub can beseen harassed by the youths.
Reiterating a similarincident, last year in Kerala youths made a pregnant elephant eat a pineapple stuffedwith firecrackers. Later, the elephant succumbed to her injuries.