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Killer tusker captured in Karnataka's Chamarajanagar district

Oct 25, 2019, 08:00AM ISTSource: TNN

Villagers in Karnataka's Chamarajanagar district heaved a sigh of relief after a ‘killer’ wild tusker was captured. The wild elephant created havoc at Bandipur in Chamarajanagar district for quite some time. Panic continued to haunt the villagers for long, but now they are relieved. Two persons, including a senior citizen suffered severe injuries when the animal attacked them in the past days. The tusker was tranquilised when it was roaming. A forest department veterinarian used darts to tranquilise the tusker. And with the help of trained elephants, forest department captured the tusker.

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