KOCHI, June 4 -- A first information report (FIR) was filed on Wednesday by Forest Department officials against unidentified persons under relevant sections of Wild Life Protection Act over the incident in which a 15-year-old pregnant elephant died in Kerala's Malappuram district after it was fed with a pineapple stuffed with explosives. This was disclosed by Divisional Forest Officer, Malappuram to The Pioneer over telephone.
Mohan Krishnan, Section Forest Officer, Nilambur and leader of the Rapid Response Team of the Forest Department, who was the first to reach the spot on hearing about the injured elephant, told this newspaper that it was the most heart-wrenching scene he has seen in his life. "I would like to forget the sight at the e...