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Rampaging male elephant that has killed nine Indian villagers in two years is sent to 'rehab' after being captured with the help of four tamed beasts The 40-year-old elephant had caused chaos in the Attappadi Reserve Forest, killing nine villagers in two years Rogue animal captured near Attappadi Hills in Kerala and had to be tranquilized before it was placed on a lorry Four specially trained 'kumki' elephants surrounded the furious animal during the tense six-hour operationBy Julian Robinson for MailOnlinePublished: 06:44 EDT, 1 June 2017 | Updated: 08:39 EDT, 1 June 2017A rampaging male elephant that has killed nine Indian villagers in two years has been sent to 'rehab' after being captured with the help of four specially trained beasts. The 40-year-old animal was spotted grazing close to a river near Attappadi Hills, in Palakkad district of Kerala sparking a tense six-hour attempt to move it to a wildlife centre. The elephant had wreaked havoc among the 150 tribal dwellers of the Attappadi Reserve Forest, a protected area spread across 100 sq miles, trampling nine to death in the space of two years.Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4562104/Rogue-elephant-killed-nine-villagers-captured.html#ixzz4ilCzH9N5Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook
