Ramanagara: Forest Department officials catch wild tusker that claimed 2 lives
Ramanagara: A 45-year-old wild tusker, which had killed two persons in a week, was captured by the Forest Department personnel on Thursday in the Thenginakallu forest area of Channapatna taluk.
The forest officials with the help of 5 Elephants who had arrived from the Mattigodu Elephant camp, including Bhima, Arjuna, Mahendra, Srikanth led by Abhimanyu have been continuously trying to capture the wild Elephant for the last three days.
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Two individuals fell victim to the tusker’s aggression, in the span of a week. On May 30, Kalaiah, a farmer from Kabbalu village in Kanakapura taluk, lost his life in the attack. Similarly, on June 3, Veerbhadraiah, a guard at a mango plantation in Virupasandra, Channapatna taluk, also succumbed to the tusker’s attack.
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4 militants arrested in Manipur
Imphal (PTI): Four militants belonging to two banned outfits have been arrested in Manipur for possession of firearms and involvement in extortion, a police statement said on Saturday.
Three militants belonging to the Kangleipak Communist Party (Peoples' War Group) outfit were arrested on Thursday for possessing firearms and extorting people, it said.
They have been identified as Chongtham Shyamchandra Singh (23), hailing from Imphal West district, and Maibam Suraj Khan (32) and Boghimayum Sahid Khan (30), who hail from Imphal East district.
Three 5.56 mm INSAS live cartridges, an empty case of .32 ammunition and three mobile phones were seized from their possession.
In another incident, a militant belonging to the banned United National Liberation Front (Ningon Macha group) was arrested on Thursday for illegal possession of firearms.
The arrested militant was identified as Sangomshumpham Warish (25), who hails from Lilong Haorou in Thoubal district. A .32 pistol and ammunition were seized from his possession, it added.
Meanwhile, security forces seized arms and ammunition during an area domination exercise in S Mongpi ridge in Kangpokpi district on Thursday.
A .303 rifle, a 9mm pistol, two SBBL guns, a 5.56mm INSAS LMG magazine, two hand grenades, two detonators, 16 cartridges and three tear smoke grenades were seized, it added.
