THRISSUR March
12: Thechikottukavu Ramachandran, reportedly the tallest domestic elephant in India
Ramachandran,
which stands 3.17m tall and fondly called Raman, was released by the
Perumbavoor first class judicial magistrate court last week in a case related
to the death of three women after he ran amok at a temple festival in
Perumbavoor on January 27. The Malayattoor forest division had filed the case
against the elephant, temple and devaswom authorities.
Thechikottukavu
peramangalathu devaswom, which owns 45-year-old Ramachandran, had to submit a
bond of Rs 30 lakh and surety of two persons to secure his bail. The elephant
was in the custody of forest officials after the attack. As per rules, an
elephant should not be included for any parade for 15 days after such attacks.
The court had
earlier declined a request from the devaswom authorities for his release to
parade him at the Thechikottukavu festival on February 12 after forest
officials produced a medical report, claiming Ramachandran is a problematic
elephant and he should not be paraded for the next three months.
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