Five kumkis, 50 personnel capture rogue tusker on Chittoor-Tamil Nadu border
Forest officials and veterinary experts successfully captured a rogue sub-adult tusker that had been terrorizing villages along the Chittoor-Tamil Nadu border for a year. The operation utilized five trained elephants, known as kumkis, to safely relocate the animal after it caused significant property damage and human injuries.
A wild sub-adult tusker that terrorised several villages under Palamaner, Bangarupalem, Gudipala and Chittoor mandals on the Chittoor- Tamil Nadu border was captured on Wednesday (July 15, 2026) evening, after a day-long operation involving five kumkis (trained elephants) and about 50 forest personnel, apart from veterinary experts.
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