After the news of an elephant dying in Tamil Nadu broke, a video of a person flinging a burning tyre at the elephant started doing rounds on the internet. The caption attached to the video claimed that a man named Arbaz Khan is responsible for the death of the elephant that passed away on January 19 in Nilgiris.
The caption of the video read: ‘यह बहुत ही विचलित करने वाली घटना है तमिलनाडु के निलीगिरी में जिहादी अरबाज खान ने जलता हुआ टायर हाथी के ऊपर फेंक दिया! जिससे झुलस जाने के कारण इलाज के दौरान हाथी की मौत हो गई..इन जाहिल से तो जानवर भी सुरक्षित नहीं है! राज्य की पुलिस सो रही है क्या ऐसे लोगों को संरक्षण है क्या ‘. (sic)
(Translation- It is very disturbing. Jihadi Arbaaz Khan threw a burning tire on the elephant in Niligiri, Tamil Nadu! Due to which the elephant died during treatment due to scorching .. Even animals are not safe from these people! State police are sleeping, do such people have protection?)
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FACT CHECK
NewsMobile fact-checked the above post and found that the claim attached to it is fake.
On putting some keywords through Google search, we found a report by The Times of India that mentions that three people were involved in the horrific act– S Prasath, 36, and M Raymond Dean, 26 and Raymond’s brother, M Nikki Rayan (Ricky Ryan), 31.
According to the report, a senior forest official informed that the elephant was attacked on January 8 after it had damaged a luxury car parked at Mavanahalla near Masinagudi.
The Indian Express documented the developments in the case as well and revealed the names of the people arrested by the Tamil Nadu Police.
Further, we found a press note by Deputy Director of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, LCS Srikanth, who confirmed the names of the three accused.
Hence, the above information proves that the claim attached to the video is FAKE.
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