Man killed in elephant attack in the Nilgiris

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A 42-year-old antheral was killed by a chaotic elephant astatine Bokkapuram successful the buffer portion of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) connected Tuesday morning.

The deceased has been identified arsenic R. Puttu Maathan, a nonmigratory of Thottlingi colony successful Bokkapuram. Officials said that connected Tuesday morning, the deceased was walking on a roadworthy successful Bokkapuram erstwhile helium was attacked by a chaotic elephant. He sustained superior injuries and was being taken to the Government Medical College and Hospital successful Udhagamandalam for treatment, but died connected the way.

In different incidental of a antagonistic human-animal enactment successful the Nilgiris, a leopard entered a canteen belonging to a backstage beverage property successful Kil Kotagiri connected Monday night. According to officials, the leopard, chasing a cat, had entered the canteen of Sivagami property successful Kil Kotagiri. A antheral sitting wrong the canteen escaped from the country connected seeing the leopard. The full incidental was captured connected CCTV cameras wrong the building.

A sloth carnivore was besides spotted connected the Raj Bhavan premises successful the Government Botanical Garden (GBG) successful Udhagamandalam connected Monday. Forest section officials are checking if the carnal is inactive successful the country oregon has moved away.

Published - September 30, 2025 08:49 p.m. IST

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