Forest officials in south India tranquillised and captured a wild elephant that was allegedly causing crop damage, breaking its tusk when it was being loaded for transport.

The rescued elephant, dubbed Chinnathambi, was recovered from around the Thadagam and Pannimadai regions in Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu state today (January 25).

The forest officials attempted to dart the rogue elephant around 6:00am and missed, only darting it successfully around 6.15am.

Nevertheless, as the tranquillised Chinnathambi was with a female elephant and a calf, forest officials struggled for about two hours to separate them by chasing away the mother and calf elephant, meaning Chinnathambi had to be tranquilised again.

Once Chinnathambi was separated, forest officials then brought him under their control with the help of tame elephants Kaleem and Vijay. They then fitted him with a radio tracking collar.

After struggling for four hours total, the combined efforts of officials and tame elephants loaded Chinnathambi into a lorry and now

Forest officials tranquillized and captured the wild elephant in southern India

Another mighty elephant falls pray to "Human greed"

Forest officials in Tamilnadu tranquillized and captured the wild elephant Chinnathambi in Coimbatore district that was allegedly causing damage to the crops in and around Thadagam and Pannimadai regions in Coimbatore.

Sadly, Chinnathambi's tusk breaks as it was forcefully and cruelly pushed into a truck for translocation.

Another mighty Elephant falls prey to 'Human Greed'. Very sad to see the tusker battle a road mover for its freedom, even after shot by 4 tranquilsers.

Today morning at around 6, forest officials managed first attempted to dart the elephant, however, as the target missed, the attempt went in vain. Subsequently, around 6.15am, forest officials successfully tranquillized the elephant.

Nevertheless, as the tranquillized tusker elephant was with a female elephant and a calf, forest officials struggled for about two hours to separate the tusker by chasing away the mother and calf elephant.

Meanwhile, as the elephant slowly regained its normal state, again the elephant was darted.

Once, the tusker Chinnathambi was separated, forest officials then brought the elephant under their control with the help of the Kumkis Kaleem and Vijay. The officials also fixed the radio collar around the Tusker's neck to monitor its movement after translocating it to another reserve forest.

After struggling for 4 hours, Forest officials  loaded the elephant into a lorry and now it has been taken to taken to ' Top slip' area in the district