<p>Industrialist Ratan Tata on Wednesday compared the killing of a pregnant elephant in Kerala to a "meditated murder", and sought justice for the animal.</p>.<p>The elephant was allegedly fed a pineapple with firecrackers inside leading to her death in Silent Valley Forest on May 27. The firecrackers exploded in her mouth when she chomped on the fruit.</p>.<p><a href="www.deccanherald.com/national/south/pregnant-elephant-killed-while-eating-a-cracker-packed-fruit-in-kerala-forest-area-844921.html"><strong>Also Read: Pregnant elephant killed while eating a cracker-packed fruit in Kerala forest area</strong></a></p>.<p>"I am grieved and shocked to know that a group of people caused the death of an innocent, passive, pregnant elephant by feeding the elephant with a pineapple filled with firecrackers," Tata, chairman emeritus of the over USD 100 billion Tata Sons, tweeted.</p>.<p>"Such criminal acts against innocent animals are no different than acts of meditated murder against other humans," said the veteran industrialist who is a keen animal lover.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/kerala-elephant-tragedy-another-jumbo-suspected-to-have-been-killed-in-similar-fashion-845105.html"><strong>Also Read: Kerala elephant tragedy: Another jumbo suspected to have been killed in similar fashion</strong></a></p>.<p>"Justice needs to prevail," he said.</p>.<p>The Kerala government on Wednesday said a wildlife crime investigation team will probe the brutal killing, while the Centre took a serious note of the incident and sought a report from the state.</p>
<p>Industrialist Ratan Tata on Wednesday compared the killing of a pregnant elephant in Kerala to a "meditated murder", and sought justice for the animal.</p>.<p>The elephant was allegedly fed a pineapple with firecrackers inside leading to her death in Silent Valley Forest on May 27. The firecrackers exploded in her mouth when she chomped on the fruit.</p>.<p><a href="www.deccanherald.com/national/south/pregnant-elephant-killed-while-eating-a-cracker-packed-fruit-in-kerala-forest-area-844921.html"><strong>Also Read: Pregnant elephant killed while eating a cracker-packed fruit in Kerala forest area</strong></a></p>.<p>"I am grieved and shocked to know that a group of people caused the death of an innocent, passive, pregnant elephant by feeding the elephant with a pineapple filled with firecrackers," Tata, chairman emeritus of the over USD 100 billion Tata Sons, tweeted.</p>.<p>"Such criminal acts against innocent animals are no different than acts of meditated murder against other humans," said the veteran industrialist who is a keen animal lover.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/south/kerala-elephant-tragedy-another-jumbo-suspected-to-have-been-killed-in-similar-fashion-845105.html"><strong>Also Read: Kerala elephant tragedy: Another jumbo suspected to have been killed in similar fashion</strong></a></p>.<p>"Justice needs to prevail," he said.</p>.<p>The Kerala government on Wednesday said a wildlife crime investigation team will probe the brutal killing, while the Centre took a serious note of the incident and sought a report from the state.</p>