Man trampled to death (State of Tamil Nadu, India)
The Times of India
June 10, 2021
UDHAGAMANDALAM: A 26-year-old tribal man was trampled to death by a wild
elephant near Kunjapanai in the Kotagiri forest range in the Nilgiris on
Tuesday night, while he was returning home after offering prayers at a
temple.
Forest department officials said R Rajkumar, a resident of Chemmanarai
tribal hamlet near Kunjapanai, had gone to Thalamokkai temple around 7pm on
Tuesday.
“While he was returning home, the elephant suddenly came out of the nearby
thick vegetation and trampled him to death,” said Saravanakumar, assistant
conservator of forests, Nilgiris division.
Forest officials retrieved the body and sent that to the Kotagiri
government hospital, where postmortem was performed on Wednesday.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/man-trampled-to-death/articleshowprint/83382356.cms
Man trampled to death (State of Tamil Nadu, India)
The Times of India
June 10, 2021
UDHAGAMANDALAM: A 26-year-old tribal man was trampled to death by a wild
elephant near Kunjapanai in the Kotagiri forest range in the Nilgiris on
Tuesday night, while he was returning home after offering prayers at a
temple.
Forest department officials said R Rajkumar, a resident of Chemmanarai
tribal hamlet near Kunjapanai, had gone to Thalamokkai temple around 7pm on
Tuesday.
“While he was returning home, the elephant suddenly came out of the nearby
thick vegetation and trampled him to death,” said Saravanakumar, assistant
conservator of forests, Nilgiris division.
Forest officials retrieved the body and sent that to the Kotagiri
government hospital, where postmortem was performed on Wednesday.
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/man-trampled-to-death/articleshowprint/83382356.cms