The Forest Department captured a male wild elephant, called by some locals as ‘Rolex’, at Ichukkuzhi near Thondamuthur in Coimbatore district early on Friday (October 17, 2025).

The tusker that is believed to have killed at least four persons in the past several months was taken to the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR), where it will be lodged in a kraal (wooden enclosure) at Varagaliar elephant camp.

Forest Departmen

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