Hello
The suspension order cites the DFO's failure to prevent the trees from being smuggled out.
Reverification is not practical as only two days are left for Pooram, said minister K Rajan.
The probe report says that forest watcher R Johnson received a bribe of Rs 52,000 from the accused and connived with them.
However, elephant owners have come out in protest of the circular. They also said if the order is not withdrawn, they won't release elephants for the festival.
The district authority has invoked prohibitory orders in four wards of Kottappady panchayat for the next 24 hours.
The elephant was crossing the railway track on its way back to the forest after drinking water from a nearby residential area.
The animal has been shifted to a tiger care centre in Kuppadi.
The probe team has found guilty three forest staff and suspended them pending inquiry.
Biju (50) was trampled to death by a wild elephant near the premises of his house at Thulappally in the wee hours of Monday.
The exact number of trees lost remains unclear, as they have been completely removed, including the stumps.