Herd of elephants trample farmer to death in Manyam The Times of India October 25, 2024 Vizianagaram: In yet another incident of man-animal conflict in Andhra Pradesh, a 74-year-old farmer was trampled to death by a herd of elephants near Peda Bondapalli village, under Parvathipuram rural police station limits in Manyam district, on Thursday evening. The deceased was identified as Devabattula Yacoob. Despite efforts by elephant trackers to rescue him, he succumbed to his injuries while being transported to the hospital. Yacoob is the 12th person to be killed by elephants in Parvathipuram Manyam region in the past one decade. The fresh incident has instilled fear in Peda Bondapalli and surrounding villages. Locals said a herd of seven elephants, including a calf, has been roaming Peda Bondapalli and nearby areas for the past few days. Local police station sub-inspector V Santhoshi said Yacoob was hearing-impaired and did not hear the elephants while removing weeds in his paddy field. Elephants are usually very protective about newborns in the herd, and may have attacked him due to that reason, she added. Parvathipuram Manyam DFO GAP Prasuna, local MLA Bonela Vijayachandra and others visited the bereaved family on Friday and handed over a cheque of 10 lakh to his family. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/vijayawada/tragic-death-of-farmer-in-manyam-herd-of-elephants-attacks-in-andhra-pradesh/articleshow/114594710.cms