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A 47-year-old husbandman was injured successful a chaotic elephant onslaught astatine Singukandam, adjacent Chinnakkanal, connected Sunday (March 15).
The victim, identified arsenic Madhu, a nonmigratory of Singukandam, narrowly escaped from an brushwood with a tusker locally known arsenic “Chakkakompan” astir midnight connected Sunday.
According to section residents, When Madhu was alerted by his relative, Soundar, that an elephant was roaming connected his farmland, helium rushed to the tract to thrust the carnal away.
The elephant abruptly charged astatine the farmer, striking Madhu and causing him to autumn onto a rock. He managed to scramble to the different broadside of the rock, narrowly escaping further injury.
Soundar arrived soon thereafter and rushed Madhu to a backstage infirmary successful Rajakkad. The husbandman sustained injuries to his face, legs, and hands.
The husbandman said that this was the 3rd clip successful a azygous period that the tusker had destroyed his crops. Forest section officials visited the tract and provided archetypal fiscal assistance for his aesculapian treatment. Officials warned that Chakkakompan is presently successful musth and cautioned the nationalist against approaching the animal.
