Mysuru, Sept. 15 -- Bengaluru-bound couple objected to elephant photography inside Tiger Reserve

A couple from Kodagu travelling to Bengaluru in their car was allegedly assaulted by unidentified persons near Anechowkur Gate inside the Nagarahole Tiger Reserve on the Mysuru-Kodagu border on Sept. 13.

According to a Police complaint filed by the couple in Bengaluru yesterday, the assailants followed their car, intercepted them, assaulted them and snatched a mobile phone before throwing it into the forest. The couple then proceeded to Bengaluru as they were unable to contact the Police due to poor network connectivity in the area.

The couple was travelling from Gonikoppa towards Bengaluru when they noticed a Maruti Suzuki Baleno (KA-09-KK-3...