Loss of life of Arjuna can be probed, says CCF Ravishankar
The ultimate rites of Arjuna have been carried out at Dabbalikatte plantation of the Forest Division in Sakaleshpur taluk on Tuesday, December 5.
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Chief Conservator of Forests (Hassan Circle) R. Ravishankar mentioned he’ll probe into the entire episode of Arjuna’s demise and submit a report back to the division.
Mr. Ravishankar, talking to the reporters after the ultimate rites at Dabbalikatte, mentioned that there was no bullet harm to Arjuna, as instructed by some mahouts of their statements to the media. “We’ve got carried out the postmortem. There was no bullet harm.”
Additional, with regard to studies of firing a tranqulizer dart by mistake at tamed elephant Prashanth, the officer mentioned if such a factor occurred, the officers would look into it. “We’ve got the precise rely of tranqulizer doses procured and used. We are going to probe if it has occurred,” he mentioned.
The officer mentioned that, in addition to Arjuna, 5 tamed elephants have been a part of the operation. The wild elephant, which was in musth, attacked Arjuna. “Mahout and Kavadigas obtained down and ran. Even after our employees opened fireplace within the air, the wild elephant didn’t go however continued to assault. None of us might go close to the animal for a while as there was a motion of untamed elephants close by. Later, we discovered that Arjuna was no extra. He sacrificed his life,” he mentioned.
Mr. Ravishankar mentioned that the division would construct a memorial for Arjuna on the place the place it had been buried. One other memorial can be constructed at Balle camp, the elephant’s native place, he added.
