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Arikomban has destroyed four houses at BL Ram in the last one week. A herd of female elephants was also spotted in the region.
On Friday, the elephants stayed in one of the estates for hours until being forced away by forest officers after several failed attempts. The elephants, however, did not return to the woodlands, according to a wildlife officer.
Sakthivel had apparently failed to see the elephants in the dense fog and the animals had trampled him to death.
The elephant was tranquilised on Sunday morning and caged by afternoon.
In his latest escapade, tusker Padayappa destroyed the glasses of a mini-lorry parked on the roadside and an autorickshaw stationed near a house. It also damaged the butter beans crop in farms.
The case has been charged under the Wildlife Protection Act against Chudala (42) aka Das, who is a contractor at the factory division of the Kadalar Estate of the Kannan Devan Company.
Forests chief turns down demand for a third Kumki elephant.
After the meeting, Forest Minister A K Saseendran said the recommendation in this regard would be submitted to the state cabinet, which will then take a final call.
On Sunday, Forest officials set up a trap cage in the spot where a tiger was caught in Krishnagiri.
The Forest Department has received over 54,000 complaints, so far.