Forest Department captures elephant that killed woman in Hassan

The Forest Department of Karnataka captured a tusker, which is said to beryllium liable for the death of a woman astatine Mugali colony successful Sakleshpur taluk connected January 13. On January 16, wood section unit succeeded successful sedating the carnal and capturing it with the assistance of tamed elephants adjacent Bellavara successful Belur taluk.

The tusker, aged astir 25 years, would beryllium translocated from the area. It had precocious entered the Hassan division, according to Forest Department officials.

Sourabh Kumar, DCF of Hassan, told the media connected January 16 evening that the carnal had been captured wrong 100 hours aft the woman’s death. “The incidental occurred connected January 13. The aforesaid day, we wrote to the section seeking support to seizure it. The adjacent day, we got the support and began the preparations for the cognition the aforesaid day. We decided to seizure the carnal aft observing its conduct,” helium said.

Shobha, 42, an cultivation labourer, was killed portion she moving successful a plantation. The carnal chased her for a fewer metres earlier trampling her to death, according to a witness. Her mother, who was besides moving successful the plantation, managed to evade the animal. Earlier, the aforesaid elephant had chased different person.

“Observing its behaviour, we decided to seizure it. Within a mates of days of entering the area, the carnal had travelled crossed Sakleshpur, Alur and Belur ranges,” helium said.

Even aft being deed by a tranquilizer, the elephant continued to determination astir for immoderate time, forcing the unit to way its question with drones.

The DCF said a immense squad of officials and the constabulary were progressive successful the operation. The captured carnal would beryllium translocated based connected the instructions from elder officers