Allegations raised against head of panel probing Thanneerkomban’s death
New Indian ExpressTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM : The expert committee appointed by the state government to probe the death of wild jumbo Thanneerkomban has come under a cloud. The Kerala Independent Farmers Association has sought a probe into the alleged nexus between Chief Conservator of Forest K Vijayanand, who leads the probe panel, and Sangita Iyer, a Canadian-based documentary filmmaker, over a land deal to set up an elephant corridor. KIFA has accused Vijayanand of receiving documents from Sangita on June 14, 2023 at the Ernakulam Press Club related to a land deal to set up an elephant corridor in Nilambur. KIFA chairman Alex Ozhukayil told TNIE that the forest department, replying to the association’s RTI query, had, however, said the Sangita’s NGO had not given a title deed, and that it was just a proposal. Alex said when KIFA contacted her, Sangita told them that since she is a Canadian citizen she does not have to convince them about her work on the elephant corridor.
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