‘Arisi Raja’ released from kraal, now a camp elephant
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Elephant ‘Arisi Raja’ being escorted out of the kraal at Varagaliar elephant camp of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve at Topslip on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
The elephant nicknamed ‘Arisi Raja’ which the Forest Department captured and kept in captivity at Varagaliar elephant camp of Anamalai Tiger Reserve at Topslip was released from the kraal (wooden enclosure) on Wednesday.
The elephant which earned nickname for its habit of raiding houses and shops for soft food, especially cooked rice or raw rice, was lodged in the kraal after tranquillising and capturing from Arthanaripalayam village near Pollachi on November 14, 2019.