One arrest made in the killing of a pregnant elephant murder in Palakkad

The probe team are also checking if the killing last month was the work of illicit liquor brewers who do their job in the forests.

"KFD has zeroed in on the culprits and recorded the first arrest in the wild elephant death case," said the department in its official twitter handle. The Kerala Police and the KFD are conducting a joint probe into this unfortunate episode.

Speaking to IANS, Samuel Pachuau, the Wildlife Warden of the Silent Valley National Park, the original habitat of this pregnant elephant said the arrest has been made.

"More arrests are expected and the joint probe is going on very well. We are not ruling out anything and we are not just looking into the pineapple theory alone. We will respond at the appropriate time," said Pachuau. (IANS)

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