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Saturday, Jun 7, 2025
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.
There are anxieties over which of the reports the Forest department would submit in the court on the issue of ecologically sensitive zones.
January 7 is the deadline for registering complaints with regard to all the maps published till now by the Forest department.
Following a preliminary investigation, the Forest Vigilance department has recommended suspending all staff involved in the incident.
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