Gundlupet: A wild elephant, which used to enter villages bordering Kundakere and Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta forest ranges in Bandipur Tiger Reserve and destroy standing crops, has been captured by the Forest Department staff with the help of tamed elephants near Guddagere.
The wild elephant was creating havoc in human habitats such as Kebbepura, Hundipura, Chowdahalli, Jakkahalli, Mangala and other places near Bandipur by damaging houses, felling trees and destroying standing crops and the villagers were living in a sense of fear. Last week, the farmers had staged protests for three days at Hundipura demanding the capture of the elephant.
