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Tragic Demise of Dasara Icon: Arjuna, the Majestic Elephant, Falls in Brave Battle

Hassan: In a heartbreaking turn of events, Arjuna, the revered sixty-three-year-old elephant that graced the Dasara procession with the golden howdah, met a tragic end in a valiant struggle during an elephant capture operation near Yeslur in Sakaleshpur on Monday. The Forest Department, in its ongoing mission to capture troublesome tuskers in the Sakaleshpur, Alur, Belur, and Yeslur ranges of…