Tusker death: CBI books man, son (Erode) Times of India April 9, 2021 The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a first information report (FIR) against a father-son duo in connection with the death of a wild tusker, which was electrocuted after it came in contact with a live illegal electrical fence around their farmland at Jeerahalli a few months ago. According to Santhosh Kumar, deputy superintendent of police, CBI-SCB, Chennai, N Kalaiya and his son Madhappa Kalaiya had not obtained any permission to erect the electrical fence to protect their standing crop from the wild elephant raid. “The tusker was electrocuted when it attempted to enter the farmland in the Jeerahalli forest range, Hasanur forest division, in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR), on December 19, 2020. The two then attempted to steal the tusks, but forest officials stopped them from doing so,” the officer said. Jeerahalli forest range officer B Muthu subsequently registered a case and initiated inquiry. During the trial, the Madurai bench of the Madras high court asked the CBI to probe the case. Following this, the CBI registered the FIR on Wednesday. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/tusker-death-cbi-books-man-son/articleshow/81976535.cms