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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

India Captures Rice-raiding Elephant after 6 Killed

This picture taken on April 29, 2023, shows 'Kumki' elephants Surendran, Surya, Kunju and Vikram with forest officials capturing 'Arikomban' the wild tusker, at Idukki district in India's Kerala state. (Photo by Shiyami / AFP)

Indian forest officials have tranquillized and relocated a rice-loving wild tusker elephant that killed at least six people, media reports said.

The male elephant -- dubbed Arikomban, or "rice-tusker" -- was infamous for raiding shops for rice and grains in the southern state of Kerala, AFP said.

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