tusker

Reports said locals living nearby protested its relocation, worried that the tusker could wreak havoc in their settlements.

The tusker had been spotted in the state's Cumbum town on 27 May.

In April, a court-appointed committee of experts decided it would be better to translocate the tusker.

On 5 June Tamil Nadu's forest officials tranquilised and captured the tusker.

Visuals of Arikoban's latest capture raised concerns about the number of times the tusker had been tranquilised and the injuries the animal had suffered as he was transported by officials in an open truck.