Meera Bhardwaj: The Channapatna tusker capture on June 25, 2026 has raised many questions on whether Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) guidelines given by MoEFCC & Karnataka was adhered to in this capture operations. On Thursday, the Karnataka Forest Department (KFD) captured a “trouble causing tusker” in Chikkamannugudde forest area of Channapatna taluk, Bengaluru South district … Continue reading INQUIRY INTO CHANNAPATNA TUSKER CAPTURE – IT RAISES QUERIES ON SOP VIOLATIONS