Mahouts turn to jumbos to extort money

“Mahouts in Jharkhand have hit upon an ingenious way to feed their elephants and also run their families - using the animals to extort money from vehicles on national highways.” - Hindustan Times

Tags: Extortion, Hindustan Times, India, Jharkhand, Labor, Mahout

Posted on Friday, November 9th, 2007 at 4:29 pm

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Mahouts turn to jumbos to extort money

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