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A 32-year-old antheral was killed successful a chaotic elephant onslaught successful a wood country adjacent to quality settlements astatine Mayiladumpara, adjacent Peechi, successful Thrissur, Kerala, connected Tuesday evening. The deceased has been identified arsenic Shijo Puthenveetil of Thottumkara.
Shijo went to a adjacent wood to graze his goats but did not instrumentality for a agelong time. When the goats came backmost without him and Shijo was recovered missing, section residents launched a search. His assemblage was aboriginal discovered during the hunt operation.
Shijo was a impermanent worker of the Kerala Water Authority, Peechi. His assemblage was taken to the infirmary astir 10 pm. The incidental occurred successful the wood country nether the jurisdiction of the Pattikkad Forest Station.
Following the incident, aggravated residents blocked a Forest section vehicle, starring to little tensions successful the area.
Last year, a autochthonal of Thamaravellachal was killed successful a akin chaotic elephant onslaught wrong the Peechi Wildlife Sanctuary, highlighting increasing concerns implicit human-wildlife struggle successful the region.
