'Are you taking poor into custody in false case? MLA releases one from custody

PATHANAMTHITTA: MLA K U Jenish Kumar forcibly released a person taken into custody by the forest department in the case of electrocution of a wild elephant in Konni. The one taken into custody by the officials of Padam Forest Station was released. The forest department suspect that the elephant was electrocuted due to the excessive electricity supplied to the solar fence by the leaseholders of the land. One person was taken into custody following this.

The forest department officials summoned the assistant of the person, who took the land for lease. The MLA, who came to know about the matter, released him from the custody of the forest department. The videos of the MLA shouting at the officials of the forest department are going viral.

'Are you taking the poor into custody by filing a false case? Are you human? Was he taken into custody legally? Where is the arrest report? The MLA is clearly seen telling the forest department officials that the naxals will come a second time and the forest office will be burnt down. The MLA reached the forest office along with Konni DySP. The forest minister has ordered an investigation against the forest department officials in the incident.