Kumki elephant blinded by man appointed to take care of it
The Hindu
The 35-year-old elephant Cheran, has been used in multiple operations to capture or drive away wild elephants, and had already lost sight in one eye; strict action will be taken say officials
A kumki elephant at the Theppakadu Elephant Camp, Cheran, was blinded by a kaavadi put in-charge of taking care of him, on June 17. The elephant, aged around 35, has been used in multiple kumki operations to capture or drive away wild elephants in the Western Ghats landscape. It had already lost its sight in one eye, and was totally dependent on the vision from its left eye, officials said.With the Prajwal Revanna sexual abuse case taking new twists every day, JD(S) State president and former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Monday appealed to the Hassan MP, who is his nephew, to return and subject himself to the legal process. This is the first time that such an appeal has been made by the family.
Amidst continuing protest over the murder of Anjali Ambiger in Hubballi, Home Minister G. Parameshwara, who visited the victim’s family on Monday, announced in a press conference that like the Neha Hiremath case, this too would be handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for inquiry.