Elephant Calf Dies After Swallowing Crude Bomb in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve; Farmer Arrested

• A two-year-old female elephant calf died in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve after swallowing a country-made bomb.
• Forest officials found the calf with bleeding injuries in its trunk and mouth during a patrol.
• An autopsy confirmed the death was caused by the crude bomb, suspected to be placed to deter elephants or for poaching.
• A local farmer, Kalimuthu, 43, was arrested in connection with the incident.
• This is not an isolated incident; another elephant died in 2024 from a crude bomb hidden in a pumpkin.

Why It Matters: Elephant calf dies from crude bomb in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve; farmer arrested for tragic incident.