Pinarayi government responsible for forest watcher’s death in elephant attack in Chimmini forest, says DCC president

Joseph Tajet, District Congress Committee (DCC) president, has held the Pinarayi Vijayan authorities liable for the decease of a wood watcher, Kumar, successful a chaotic elephant onslaught successful the Chimmini wood country of Thrissur.

Kumar, a wood watcher from the Echippara tribal hamlet, was killed successful an elephant onslaught portion connected fireline work successful the interior wood adjacent Palappilly connected Thursday (March 12, 2026).

Reacting to the incident, Mr. Tajet said the calamity was the effect of authorities inaction contempt the increasing menace of chaotic elephants successful the Palappilly region. According to him, residents successful the country person been surviving successful fearfulness for years owed to the expanding beingness of chaotic elephants and different chaotic animals.

“People present are forced to unrecorded successful changeless fear. The concern has go truthful terrible that stepping extracurricular astatine nighttime has go astir impossible,” helium said.

The Congress person alleged that the State government’s continued indifference towards recurring wildlife attacks was unacceptable. He pointed retired that respective preventive measures, including elephant trenches and electrical fencing, could importantly trim human-wildlife conflict, if implemented properly.

“The authorities cannot stay a soundless spectator portion people’s lives are astatine risk. Immediate precautionary steps should beryllium taken to guarantee that nary much quality lives are lost,” helium added.