Virajpet: Operation to drive three wild tuskers back into forest to continue

Several villages in the taluk are gripped by fear of elephant attacks following the death of a plantation worker on Monday. | Image for representation | Photo Credit: H.VIBHU The operation to capture three wild tuskers in Virajpet taluk, which began on Tuesday (August 18), will continue on Wednesday (August 19) as forest officials could not drive the elephants back into the forest during the dawn-to-dusk exercise.Deputy Conservator of Forests Abhishek said the operation to drive the elephants back into the forest would resume on Wednesday (August 19).Several villages in the taluk are gripped by fear of elephant attacks following the death of a plantation worker on Monday (August 17). Gopal, a migrant worker from West Bengal employed at Ghattadalla Coffee Estate, was killed in the attack in