The Tamil Nadu Forest Department is closely monitoring the whereabouts of the rogue elephant named ‘Arikomban’ who caused chaos in Cumbum town in Theni district on May 27. The department has formed a team of 150 officials from various forest divisions to capture and relocate the animal to a safer location. A special control room has been set up in Cumbum town to track the movements of the elephant. In April, ‘Arikomban’ was tranquilised and relocated to Periyar Tiger Reserve in Kerala. It was fitted with a radio collar to monitor its movements, which showed that it occasionally ventured into Tamil Nadu’s areas. On May 27, the elephant emerged in Cumbum town and attacked passerby S. Palraj, who later died of injuries. The Forest Department established a team immediately to capture the animal but it disappeared three kilometres into the forest.

The Forest Department has taken rigorous measures to capture the rogue elephant ‘Arikomban’ who attacked people in Tamil Nadu’s Theni district. The department has set up a 150-member team of officials to tranquilise, capture, and relocate the elephant to a safer place. The control room has been installed in Cumbum town to monitor its movements. ‘Arikomban’ was captured and relocated to Periyar Tiger Reserve in Kerala on April 29, while a radio collar was affixed on the elephant to keep track of its whereabouts. However, the animal suddenly surfaced again in Tamil Nadu and attacked a passerby, who later died. The department has constituted a five-member tribal team with expertise in tracking the elephant and a veterinarian to help capture the animal.

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