Chittoor (AP), Aug 31 (PTI) A rogue elephant which killed three people in the last 24 hours was captured by Forest department officials in Chittoor district on Thursday.

The tusker killed a woman today in neighbouring Tamil Nadu, a day after it trampled a couple to death in Chittoor district, Forest officials said.

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According to Chittoor district forest officer (DFO) Chaitanya Kumar Reddy, "we have captured the elephant in an eight-hour operation using sedatives and two trained elephants (kumkis) at Ramapuram village in Gudipala mandal."

The elephant was captured at 4 pm today, he said.

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The tusker, which is about 20 years old, is being shifted to Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park (Tirupati Zoo).

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