
Mahout critically injured after being gored by elephant
The Hindu
: A mahout was critically injured after an elephant he was giving a bath ahead of parading in connection with a temple ritual turned violent and gored him.The mahout identified as Ratnakaran (57) of O
: A mahout was critically injured after an elephant he was giving a bath ahead of parading in connection with a temple ritual turned violent and gored him.
The mahout identified as Ratnakaran (57) of Onakkoor suffered a deep wound on his rib and was rushed to a private hospital nearby. "The wound caused by the tusk is fairly deep. We have moved him into ventilator," said hospital sources.
The incident occurred within the premises of the Sree Chandrashekharapuram Siva Temple at Muppathadam at around 7.30 a.m. It is not clear whether something caused the provocation for the elephant to momentarily turn violent.

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