D.B. Kuppe/Mysuru: Senior IFS Officer, Conservator of Forests and Director of Nagarahole Tiger Reserve, S. Manikandan (46), was killed by a wild tusker in the D.B. Kuppe Range of Nagarahole National Park where the officer had gone to assess the damage to the forests caused by a fire near Kakanakote beat close to the Kabini backwaters at about 1.30 pm yesterday.
A 2001 batch officer, Manikandan was a native of Theni district in Tamil Nadu. He is survived by his wife Sangeetha, son Kavilesh and daughter Mithila.
