Overview
- Forest officials seized the animal on Mar. 13 after it trampled 49-year-old Ganapathi to death at his Siddapura estate a day earlier.
- Six trained elephants from Dubare aided a pursuit of roughly nine kilometres before sharpshooter Ranjan and veterinarian Dr. Ramesh tranquillised it.
- The tusker was secured with ropes, loaded by crane and moved through Dubare, then shifted to Ramapura Elephant Camp in Bandipur for release.
- Residents and local leaders staged demonstrations, accusing the department of poor mitigation and seeking Rs 1 crore compensation for bereaved families.
- Senior officers said alerts were issued, additional staff deployed, permissions obtained to capture and relocate rogue elephants, and a 7 km railway barricade is under installation.