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First person arrested in pregnant elephant's murder case, confirms minister

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: June 5, 2020 11:21 IST

In a major development, An arrest has been made by the Kerala Forest Department in the case of the ...

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In a major development, An arrest has been made by the Kerala Forest Department in the case of the horrific killing of a pregnant elephant last month in a forest area in Palakkad district. In a tweet, the forest department confirmed the "major breakthrough!" and said, "KFG has zeroed on the culprits and recorded the first arrest in the wild elephant death case. The arrested man has been identified as P Wilson, an employee of an estate that cultivates cash crops and spices. The minister said more arrests will be by evening.

On Thursday, Kerala Forest Department informed that a special investigation team has been set up to probe the death of the elephant. It has also said that it will leave no stone unturned to ensure 'maximum punishment' to the culprits. A number of celebs condemned the brutal killing of the elephant which has caused major uproar in the nation

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