Worker Dies in Wild Elephant Attack

Siddapur, Aug. 17; An incident occurred in Karadi Godu village near Siddapur where a worker died and another worker was seriously injured but escaped with life. The deceased has been identified as Gopal Bauri (34), originally from West Bengal.

At around 9 am today, a wild elephant suddenly attacked and chased the workers while they were working in a coffee plantation belonging to the Orange County Company near Ghattadalla near Siddapur in the Ammatthi branch of the Virajpet forest range. The elephant chased the worker Gopal for a distance and then attacked him. Even though he tried to escape, the elephant chased him and trampled him to death, local workers have informed. Then, while roaring, another worker from West Bengal, Jadhav Bauri (33), was attacked and seriously injured in the waist and hand. In this case, the workers ran away to escape the attack of the wild elephant. During this, a worker named Ganesh fell and his leg was also injured.

The seriously injured Jadhav was given first aid in Siddapur and then sent to the Madikeri District Hospital for further treatment. The body of the deceased worker Gopal Bauri was subjected to a post-mortem examination at the Madikeri District Hospital morgue.

Workers' anger

In the wake of the incident of his death in the attack of the wild elephant, the workers protested against the Forest Department in anger. They demanded that the work organization and the Forest Department appoint personnel for protection. On learning about the incident, the Siddapur police station officer went to the spot and pacified the workers and asked the manager to provide appropriate protection to the workers while they were working. The Siddapur police have registered a case and taken further action. District Chief Conservator of Forests Sonal Vrishni, Virajpet Taluk Deputy Conservator of Forests Vinita Chavan, Virajpet Zone Forest Officer Shivaram and sub-zone forest officers visited the Madikeri district hospital.

Road Blocked by Public

Condemning the incident of a worker being attacked by a wild elephant and dying, the public blocked the road for some time on behalf of the labor organization. Due to this, road traffic was stopped. They shouted slogans of defiance against the state and central governments and the forest department. They also expressed their dissatisfaction and anger that the dead body was taken directly to the Madikeri district hospital. On this occasion, labor leader P.R. Bharath said; The central and state governments have failed to prevent the plague of wild elephants in the area around Siddapur. Just a week ago, another incident occurred in Yadur village near Ammatthi where a worker was attacked and killed by a wild elephant. He expressed his dissatisfaction that the company is not providing proper protection to the workers due to wild elephant attacks. Elephant-human conflict continues daily across the district. Innocent people are being killed. But he said that it is not the right step for the governments to remain vigilant.

Labor leader Mahadev spoke; Even though the workers had told the workers to appoint personnel to protect the workers while they were working in the company's coffee plantations, the company has neglected them, and now innocent workers have died in wild elephant attacks. He demanded that the Forest Department provide one crore compensation to the families of the deceased. He warned that the labor organization would convene a meeting soon and demand a permanent solution to the wild elephant menace, setting a date for the next struggle and deciding to call a district bandh. On this occasion, labor leader N.D. Kuttappa.H.B. Ramesh, Anil.NK and local public participated.

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