Operation to capture wild elephant in Hassan fails

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Incidents of human-elephant struggle  person  been connected  the emergence  successful  parts of Hassan territory  successful  Karnataka.

Incidents of human-elephant struggle person been connected the emergence successful parts of Hassan territory successful Karnataka. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

The Forest Department’s cognition to seizure the tusker, which was liable for the decease of a 65-year-old husbandman astatine Kanaguppe successful Belur taluk connected April 12, failed. The elephant darted with the tranquiliser and succeeded successful escaping contempt efforts to seizure the carnal with the assistance of kumki (trained) elephants.

The Forest Department began the cognition to seizure the carnal connected April 15. The crushed unit traced the carnal to Keragodu. As portion of the operation, the officials sedated the carnal with a tranquilliser dart. But, the elephant escaped, snapping the rope. The efforts of the kumki elephants to halt the carnal did not succeed.

Published - April 16, 2026 11:05 americium IST

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