A wild tusker entered a residential area in Therkkupalayam, Coimbatore, and took a bag of rice from a rented house occupied by guest workers from Bihar. The workers recorded the incident involving the elephant, which has been searching for easy food in the locality for over two years. Forest officials have deployed teams to monitor the tusker and prevent conflicts.
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