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Joy Mathew, a resident said that the boards were installed as part of the efforts of the forest department to convert agricultural land into forest.
The elephant Puthuppally Sadhu was traced from the forest on Saturday morning, more than 12 hours later.
The two elephants picked up a fight around 5 pm on Friday, near the Thindam Forest Station in Kothamangalam.
While trying to escape from the animals, Vellamma fell into a nearby pit and sustained injuries including a leg fracture.
The judges stated that the conditions for the elephants in captivity were 'far from satisfactory and can even be termed pathetic.'
The officer secured Rs 80,000 by pledging the gold and used up the funds to cover the expenses for the postmortem of the animal.
The picturesque Mankulam region, adorned with misty tea gardens, forests, numerous stunning waterfalls like Viripara and nature reserves, embraces the Grand Cliff from its four sides.
Residents discovered the elephant in the forest on Saturday, approximately 500 meters from the Chinnakanal settlement.
‘From 2018 onwards over 175 captive elephants have died in Kerala, majority of them under the torture and stress of the Pooram season,’ said Venkitachalam in his complaint.
Before the forest guards drove it away, the elephant blocked the road for 45 minutes.