Gundlupet, May 9 -- A wild elephant, which was creating havoc by destroying crops in villages bordering Himavad Gopalaswamy Hill was captured by the Forest Department with the help of tamed elephants.

The wild elephant, aged about 40 years, was captured at Sandal Reserve Forest at Somanathapura in Gopalaswamy Hill Range and has been released in Gundre Forest coming under the Eco-Sensitive Zone of Bandipur Tiger Reserve.

The operation to capture the wild elephant was taken up 20 days ago but the wild elephant on seeing the Forest staff along with tamed elephants from Dubare Elephant Camp used to run away following which the Forest staff had temporarily halted the operation.

But the operation to capture the wild elephant was halted, the ...