Three arrested for killing wild elephant

By IANS,

Palakkad : Three people have been arrested in Kerala on charges of killing a wild elephant which intruded into a private plantation and got electrocuted.


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Kerala forest department officials said Friday that the men had laid electric wires at the plantation at Dhoni, 15 km from here, to trap small animals.

The 10-year-old tusker was found dead at the plantation Tuesday. The arrested men were identified as George, 58, his son Biju, 27, and Vinod, 38, all employees at the plantation.

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