Elephant on rampage after its partner was electrocuted, rescued (Bhopal) Times of India February 26, 2024 On Sunday morning - the second day of rescue operation, a team comprising two dozen experts from Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) rescued the elephant that killed a 40-year-old farmer on Thursday night in Anuppur. The killing led to a scuffle between the villagers and forest personnel and police force, resulting in shots being fired that injured two other villagers. Field director, BTR, P K Verma said that the animal was tranquillized and rescued from Gobri beat under Jaitahri range of Anuppur district. "It is the same male elephant whose partner was electrocuted in Shahdol district a few days ago. The rescued elephant will be sent to Kanha tiger reserve," he said. A team of around two dozen experts along with three elephants were deployed to rescue the tusker that went on rampage in Anuppur district leading to killing of one farmer. The victim was identified as Gyan Shah, 40, resident of Gobri village in Jaithari forest range, 250km east of Jabalpur and close to the Chhattisgarh border. Two others sustained bullet injuries after a mob clashed with forest personnel and police following the incident on Thursday night. The tusker suspected to have killed Shah was roaming in the area for nearly a month, damaging crops and houses. Locals have alleged that they repeatedly pleaded the forest department to push the tusker away from human settlements but they couldn't do so. A magisterial probe was ordered and chief minister Mohan Yadav expressed announced an assistance of Rs 10 lakh for the family. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhopal/elephant-on-rampage-after-partner-electrocuted-rescued/articleshow/107997523.cms