Attappady (Kerala): A 70-year-old elderly tribal man was trampled to death by a wild tusker in Kerala's Palakkad on Sunday. The incident took place in Thekkupara of Attappady. The deceased has been identified as Rankan, a resident of Thekkupara. According to police sources, Rankan went to the forest with goats and sheep on Sunday afternoon.
By 3 pm there was heavy rain and all the goats and sheep returned home. The family was hoping that Rankan will return after the rain stops. However, Rankan didn't return till night. The family started searching for him, but in vain. However, the locals found the body at 8.30 am inside the forest area.
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The villagers informed the forest department officials and the police. On receiving the information, the officials reached the spot and started an investigation into the incident. While the police shifted the body to the Agali Social Health Centre mortuary for post-mortem. The locals claimed that he is the second man, who was to death trampled by an elephant, in a week.
Last Monday, a tribal youth was killed by a wild elephant at Attapady. Kanthaswamy (40) was attacked by a wild tusker on his way back after buying household goods from a shop. Rankan is the third person to die in a wild Elephant attack in Attapady this year, locals said. Earlier, a jawan of the CRPF Dog Training Centre was trampled by an elephant in Bengaluru. The deceased has been identified as HN Singh.
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