A day after the elephant brought in from Tadoba National Park for 'Operation Tigress T1', escaped and trampled a woman near her house, all the other four elephants have been withdrawn from the task of catching her. Apart from this, even the four veterinary teams, which had joined the operation, will no longer be a part of it.

However, now the desperation to catch the tigress might force the forest department to bring back controversial shooter Nawab Shafat Ali Khan to complete the task. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) (Wildlife), A K Misra said, "The four elephants that were brought in from MP have been taken back, as they are required to do other work there. Now, we have a total of 10 teams, which are stationed in the area. The search operation is on."