Commercial emu farms in Erode being monitored

With several complaints registered against a popular private farm involved in emu farming near Erode, authorities are monitoring commercial emu farms functioning in the district.

Police said hundreds of persons from other districts visited Perundurai near Erode yesterday and staged a demonstration before the Susi Emu Farm, whose owner besides seven others allegedly cheated a large number of people to the tune of crores of rupees by promising lucrative returns on investments in commercial rearing of the bird.