
Man killed in elephant attack
The Hindu
A 50-year-old man died after being attacked by a lone wild elephant near Mottiyur tribal settlement in Periyanaickenpalayam forest range in Coimbatore district on Saturday.According to a statement fro
A 50-year-old man died after being attacked by a lone wild elephant near Mottiyur tribal settlement in Periyanaickenpalayam forest range in Coimbatore district on Saturday.
According to a statement from the Forest Department, the victim, identified as R. Nanjan, went to a patta land near the tribal settlement that was nearly 100 m away from forest area when a tusker emerged out of the bushes and attacked him.
He died on the spot. The Forest Department personnel took efforts to send the elephant back into the forest, the statement said.
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