Story/place- Tamil Nadu
Mon, Aug 9 11:40 PM
Krishnagiri (TN), Aug 9
Three members of an elephant poaching gang were arrested and two tusks seized from them here today. The three had killed a male elephant a few days ago in the Anchetty forest range and removed the tusks, District Forest Officer A K Ulaganathan said adding a search was on for another member of the gang.
Raman, Kotharaj and Basavappa of Vannathupatti village in Anchetty forest range were arrested following investigations by a special team formed after the carcass of a male elephant was found a couple of days ago by forest personnel on a regular patrol near Pannikizhakku Reserved forest in Anchetty. Based on information given by them, forest department officials unearthed two tusks which were buried in a remote area of their village.
Both the tusks measured 150 cms in length and 37 cms in girth with a total weight of 25 kgs, Ulaganathan said.
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