This elephant, called “Arikumbhan”, was known to break into rice and grain stores in the state of Kerala in southern India.
The Indian Express reported that a team of 150 rangers captured the elephant on Saturday, which resisted being “captured” even after being hit with five tranquilizer shots.
After he was caught, his legs were tied and his eyes were covered with a piece of cloth, then he was pushed by 4 kumki elephants, which are trained elephants used to catch other elephants, into a truck.
Then he was fitted with a GPS collar and taken to a reserve, according to AFP.
This is not the first time authorities have tried to catch the elephant, believed to be 30 years old.
He gave Orikumban tranquilizer injections in 2017 but managed to escape.
And last month, officials set up a fake rice and grain store to lure the elephant, but the court stopped the plan, the newspaper said.
According to the government, India is home to more than 60% of wild Asian elephants.
According to the latest elephant census in 2017, the number of elephants in India was 29,964.
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