India, June 8 -- Herd leader radio-collared; six tuskers, 100 Forest staff deployed

Madikeri, June 8 (AG,PS& &BCT)- A massive Forest Department operation is underway near Konanakatte village, on the Thithimathi-Anechowkur border of the Nagarahole Tiger Reserve, to capture the wild elephant that fatally attacked Sandhya, wife of retired IPS officer and former IGP Sunil Achayya, in their coffee estate.

Following the incident, the Forest Department obtained permission to capture the elephant suspected to be responsible for the attack. More than 100 Forest personnel have been deployed for the operation, assisted by six trained elephants from the Mathigodu Elephant Camp, Bhima, Abhimanyu, Mahendra, Ganesh, Ekalavya and Srikanta.

As part of ...