Anushka Sharma to Randeep Hooda: Bollywood celebs react on pregnant elephant's death who was fed pineapple filled with crackers

By Lokmat English Desk | Published: June 3, 2020 06:37 PM2020-06-03T18:37:04+5:302020-06-03T18:37:04+5:30

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Kerala: Pregnant elephant dies after being fed pineapple stuffed with crackers A pregnant elephant died after a local allegedly fed her a pineapple stuffed with crackers, in Kerala's Malappuram.

The incident took place on May 27 while the elephant was standing in water and forest officials said that it died standing in river Velliyar after it suffered an injury in its lower jaw.

The incident has sparked widespread media attention and a number of celebs have demanded strict actions against those responsible for such cruel act.

A number of celebs including television star Deepika Chikhalia have demanded that harsh laws be put in place against animal cruelty.

Randeep Hooda took to his Twitter handle to ask the Kerala CM to take appropriate action. “An act most #inhumane to will fully feed a pineapple full of fire crackers to friendly wild pregnant #Elephant is just unacceptable...strict action should be taken against the culprits sir,” he said.

Shocked by the reports, nushka Sharma shared a screen-shot of the news clip and said, “This is why we need harsher LAWS against animal cruelty!!”