# Seven held with elephant tusk in Malappuram 2026-08-17T20:16:59+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Forest department has arrested seven people for allegedly transporting an elephant tusk weighing about 3.5 kg at Puthanathani in Malappuram district. The Nilambur range flying squad and Kalikavu range office intercepted the group on the Puthanathani-Tirunavaya road based on intelligence inputs. The suspects were travelling in two cars. Those arrested include Faisal Cholakkal from Meppadi, Jamsheer Tharayil and Abdul Jabbar Tharayil from Alathiyur, Shobish Vettath from Tirur, and Abdul Sameer Babu, Shameer Rayammarakkar and Zubair Neduvamcheri from Puthanathani. The Forest department seized the tusk, two cars, a pistol and two knives. This is the second seizure of an elephant tusk in Kerala within a week, six people were arrested in a similar case at Kozhikode recently. The department is investigating the source of the tusk and those involved in the illegal trade. ## Coverage - thehindu.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Kerala forest department, Malappuram, Puthanathani Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/seven-held-with-elephant-tusk-in-malappuram/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/seven-held-with-elephant-tusk-in-malappuram/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/