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Minister for Forests & Wildlife Protection Shibu Baby John connected Tuesday (June 16, 2026) visited the 11-year-old lad undergoing attraction astatine the Kottayam Medical College Hospital aft sustaining injuries successful a chaotic elephant onslaught astatine Chinnakkanal.
Interacting with the relatives of the child, identified arsenic Rakshan, the Minister said the authorities would basal by the household and widen each imaginable assistance to the boy’s acquisition and aesculapian treatment. On the occasion, helium besides handed implicit slope documents relating to the compensation magnitude deposited arsenic fixed deposits successful the names of Rakshan and his sister, Rakshina.
The Minister said ration supplies would beryllium delivered to the family’s location until Rakshan attains the property of 18. In addition, the children, who person mislaid some their parents, would person a monthly assistance of ₹5,000.
“A elder serviceman of the Forest section has besides been appointed arsenic a mentor to oversee the payment and extortion of the children till they crook 18,” helium said.
Mr. John said the kid would beryllium discharged from infirmary lone aft making a afloat recovery. He added that helium had been successful regular interaction with doctors to show the boy’s wellness information and assured the household that helium would sojourn their location successful Chinnakkanal.
The Minister was accompanied by P.P. Pramod, Chief Conservator of Forests, and T. G. Jacob, Superintendent of Kottayam Medical College Hospital.
Rakshan was injured successful the chaotic elephant onslaught astatine Chinnakkanal connected June 8, successful which his mother, Mari, was killed.
