Wild elephant kills man in Kerala; Rs 10 lakh compensation announced Press Trust of India April 2, 2024 A 53-year-old man was attacked and killed by a wild elephant when he tried to chase it away after it strayed into the surroundings of his house near the forest in Thulappally here on Monday, police said. This is the fifth death reported in the conflict between humans and wild elephants in Kerala in the past three months. Biju, a local auto driver, came out of his house with his wife Daisy after hearing the trumpets of an elephant outside. The animal grabbed him using its trunk and threw him to the ground twice, said Daisy, an eye witness. https://www.ptinews.com/story/national/wild-elephant-kills-man-in-kerala-rs-10-lakh-compensation-announced/1398091