Palakkad (Kerala), Mar 10 (PTI) A forest watcher was killed in a wild elephant attack in Kerala’s Palakkad district on Tuesday, police said.
The deceased was identified as Shaiju (28), who had been working as a watcher in the department for the past three years.
The incident occurred at Chenerikkunnu under Mannarkkad police station limit in the evening when a team of forest staff were trying to drive away a wild elephant that had strayed into a human habitation area, they said.
Shaiju sustained serious injuries in the attack and was rushed to a hospital, but he could not be saved, police added. PTI LGK KH
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