East Aceh Police Forms A Special Team To Reveal The Death Of A Headless Elephant

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BANDA ACEH - The East Aceh Police (Polres) formed a special team to uncover the case of the death of a Sumatran elephant (Elephas maximus sumatramus) in a headless condition in an oil palm plantation.

East Aceh Police Chief AKBP Eko Widiantoro said a special team was formed to immediately uncover the case and arrest the perpetrators.

"It is strongly suspected that the elephant died due to hunting. It can be seen that the elephant's head was beheaded and there are indications that this elephant was killed for its tusk," said AKBP Eko, quoted by Antara, Tuesday, July 13

AKBP Eko said that his party had examined five people for information regarding the death of an elephant found without a head at PT Bumi Flora's oil palm plantation in Jambo Reuhat Village, Banda Alam District, East Aceh Regency, Sunday, July 11.

The police chief said that his party was collaborating with the Aceh Natural Resources Conservation Center (BKSDA) to uncover the death of the male elephant. This is because BKSDA has the competence to protect protected animals.

"The BKSDA also has findings in the field, such as necropsy results needed for investigations and investigations into the deaths of animals protected by law," said AKBP Eko.

In addition, the East Aceh Police have been working closely with the BKSDA to deal with wildlife. Including socialization of protected animal surveillance to the public.

"We are committed to revealing the death of the elephant that was found without a head and to arrest the culprit and process it according to applicable law," said AKBP Eko.