Hunsur: Forest Department rescues four tiger cubs after mother’s capture
Mysuru/Hunsur: The Forest Department officials and staff, who captured a tigress four days ago in Gowdana Katte village of Hanagodu Hobli in Hunsur taluk, successfully rescued her four cubs on Sunday.
The tigress, which had created panic among villagers over the past few days, was trapped earlier this week. Now, four tiger cubs have been safely secured by the department.
The rescue operation involved forest officials Seema, Prabhugowda, Fayaz, Paramesh, ACF Lakshmikant, Mahadevayya, RFO Nandakumar, Vinod Gowda, DY RFO Chandresh, Mallikarjun, Paramesh, Manjunath Aradhya, Sampath, Naveen, and Sunil.
Personnel from the Elephant Task Force, Leopard Task Force, and forest guards and staff from Hunsur, Veeranahosahalli, KR Nagar, and Periyapatna ranges also assisted in the operation.
Forest Department veterinarians Dr. Adarsh and Dr. Waseem, along with additional department staff, participated in the rescue efforts.
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SIT formed to probe second sexual assault case against expelled Cong MLA Mamkootathil
Thiruvananthapuram (PTI): A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to probe a second case of sexual assault against expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, police officials said on Friday.
The SIT will be led by G Poonguzhali, Assistant Inspector General at the Police Headquarters.
The team also includes a DSP rank officer and sub-inspectors, officials added.
The second sexual assault complaint was received by the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee, which it forwarded to the state police chief.
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Following this, the Crime Branch registered a case and launched an investigation.
Crime Branch officials said the email complaint contained only the sender's email ID and no other contact details.
As part of the probe, they have sent a reply email requesting that the complainant contact them and provide her statement.
The complainant has alleged that she was sexually assaulted under the false promise of marriage, a Crime Branch official said.
However, details such as the location and date of the alleged incident are not currently available to the police.
The SIT will attempt to trace the sender of the email and record her statement, which is crucial for further investigation, the officer said.
Mamkootathil was expelled from the Congress party on Thursday after a court here rejected his anticipatory bail petition in another rape case.
Police said he is currently absconding, and a manhunt is underway in Kerala and neighbouring states.
