Forest watcher killed in elephant attack

A forest watcher was killed successful an elephant onslaught astatine Thiruvizhamkunnu, adjacent Mannarkkad, on Tuesday evening. The onslaught took spot erstwhile Shaiju, 28, a impermanent watcher, tried to thrust distant an elephant that strayed into quality habitation. Shaiju was portion of a 10-member wood squad deployed to thrust distant the elephant. Shaiju sustained captious injuries, and was rushed to a backstage infirmary astatine Mannarkkad. But helium died soon.