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A 60-year-old husbandman was trampled to decease by a chaotic elephant adjacent Thalavadi successful the territory precocious connected Thursday (June 4, 2026) night, triggering interest among residents of elevation villages successful the region.
The deceased, identified arsenic Kaalan, belonged to Ramaranai, a distant hamlet nether the Thalamalai Forest Range of the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR). His location and cattle sheds are located adjacent to a wood area.
According to Forest Department sources, Kaalan had fed his cattle and returned location connected Thursday night. Around midnight, helium heard cattle bellowing from the sheds and went retired to check. On reaching the spot, helium reportedly recovered a lone elephant adjacent the cattle shed. When helium attempted to flee, the elephant attacked and trampled him. He died connected the spot.
Villagers who heard his cries rushed to the country and saw the elephant moving towards the forest. They aboriginal discovered Kaalan’s assemblage and alerted the constabulary and wood officials.
Personnel from the Hasanur constabulary presumption and the Forest Department visited the spot and conducted inquiries. The assemblage was sent to the Government Hospital successful Sathyamangalam for post-mortem examination.
Local residents said elephants person been often venturing into villages successful hunt of nutrient and h2o arsenic adust conditions persist successful wood areas. Incidents of elephants entering quality habitations and crossing roads person accrued successful caller weeks.
The latest fatality comes a time aft a operation idiosyncratic was killed successful an elephant attack successful the Kadambur Hills connected Wednesday (June 3) night. The back-to-back deaths person heightened anxiousness among residents of elevation villages, who person urged the Forest Department to instrumentality effectual measures to forestall chaotic animals from straying retired of forests into quality habitations.
