DHARMAPURI: A 36-year-old man, who had been missing for three days, was found trampled to death by a wild elephant near the Kalappampadi forest area in Dharmapuri district on Wednesday.The deceased has been identified as Subramani of Athimarathur village near Pennagaram. Subramani, son of Chinnasamy and his wife Sivabakkiam, was suffering from mental illness. He…
Villagers staged a protest demanding immediate action to capture and relocate the elephant Erode: A farmer was killed in a wild elephant attack in Kadambur hills near Sathyamangalam, in Erode district on Saturday night.The deceased has been identified as M Thangavel, 58, of Irutti Palayam. Forest officials said the incident took place around 10pm when…
Garhwa: An elephant that strayed from its herd trampled an elderly man to death at Sinjo village in Garhwa district early on Friday, police said. The deceased was identified as Inderdeo Yadav, 75.Police said Yadav stepped out of his home in the morning when the elephant attacked and killed him.Forest ranger Ajay Toppo said, “A…
Chandrapur: A young man was killed after being attacked by a wild elephant on Vyahad–Sonapur road in Chandrapur district’s Saoli taluka, underscoring the continuing risks posed by human-elephant encounters. The victim, identified as Atul Gohane, died on the spot after the elephant fatally attacked him.According to prelim information, Gohane was riding his motorcycle from Vyahad…
Krishnagiri: A 65‑year‑old man was attacked by a wild elephant near Thinnur, close to Maharajakadai in Krishnagiri district on Sunday morning.Forest officials said the man identified as M Rajappa suffered serious injuries to his leg and hip after the elephant suddenly charged at him and attacked him. Locals rushed him to the Krishnagiri Government Medical…
T’puram: Minister Shibu Baby John directed forest department to form a 500-member special reserve force to prevent elephant attacks. The special reserve force will operate round the clock and patrol conflict-prone areas, he said. The move comes after a female elephant killed Idukki native Mariamma (36) at Chinnakanal and injured her son Rakshan (11) on…
Guwahati: Two persons were killed early on Saturday morning in a wild elephant attack in Assam’s Nagaon district, while in Goalpara district, an elephant died of electrocution amid rising human-elephant conflict during the rainy season.At Kachua in Nagaon, Chahaj Uddin and Hanufa Khatun were trampled to death after wild elephants entered their village. Residents said…
Bokaro: A 19-year-old college student identified as Anurag Yadav was killed by a wild elephant in Bagodih village under Sariya police station limits in Giridih district on Saturday night after it got separated from its herd. Confirming the death, Sariya police station officer-in-charge Pinku Singh said, “The victim is a resident of the same village.”Anurag,…
