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.
The Medical & Health Department launched a mass screening test in the tribal hamlets of Buruga and China Konela of Ananthagiri mandal in the Alluri Sitharama Raju district on Monday, June 10. It also organised a medical camp to detect malaria cases and treat those with symptoms of the infection at Buruga.