Udhagamandalam: A forest official team from Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR), on Thursday, restoring the stolen ivory from a village about 6 km from the location of the elephant death, namely, the settlement of the Kattupatti tribe in the Sadaykararai reserve area in the Udumalpet of the forest range.
On August 29, the frontline worker from the Forestry Department found the jumbo carcass with his left ivory disappeared near the Kattupatti tribal settlement in the Sadaykararai reserve area in the Udumalpet forest range.
It was said that ivory was cut from the elephant wreck.
The cause of Jumbo’s death looks mysterious.
Pachyderm will die a week ago.
There are no external injuries found.
According to forest officials, efforts were taken to gather different evidence and gather to find out about the causes of animal death.
A team was formed to investigate hunting cases.
Shekar Kumar Niraj, Head of the Head of Forest Conservator and Head of Warden Warden told TI, “It is not feasible to reveal the name of the village, from where the ivory is recovering, because it will damage the ongoing investigation.
This is the first time in Tamil Nadu that a hunting case Wild comforted in four days after the occurrence “.
He added, “Until now, we are close to arresting the perpetrators.
This will be done faster without leaving a gap for violators”.
It was an extraordinary investigation conducted by the ATR official team led by Ganeshan, Deputy Director, ATR.
Tusk is very large and about 1.5 meters weighing around 15 kg, according to Niraj.
“Investigations are being carried out completely scientifically with various DNA fingerprints carried out and CDR analysis of the calls carried out around the time and area”, the official said.
The full-scale effort is to get an arrest of violators, he added.