Wild elephant attacks ex-soldier

Cheyyandane, May 13: An ex-soldier who was cutting a flower plant in a garden near his house was injured and admitted to the hospital after being attacked by a wild elephant on Tuesday evening in Kokeri.

The injured ex-soldier is K.S. Gopala Krishna (65) of Kokeri village under NariyaAdada gram panchayat.

Gopala Krishna had gone to the garden at around 5 pm to cut a flower plant when a lone elephant chased him and attacked him. He sustained injuries to his hand, waist and back due to the attack and fortunately escaped death.

After informing the villagers about the incident, they immediately brought him to the Virajpet government hospital in a private vehicle. As soon as the incident came to light, forest department officials RFO Shivaram, DRFO Srinivas and staff visited the hospital and enquired about his health.

Protest warning

The elephant menace in this area is excessive. Last year, a woman from Chelavara village was attacked by a wild elephant while she was picking flowers near her house. Before the memory of that incident faded, such an incident has recurred again. Although the department has appealed to be alert before any loss of life occurs, it has been of no use.

The wild elephant should be captured immediately and shifted to another place, otherwise in the coming days, the villagers and all the associations will come together and protest against the forest department.

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