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Protests erupted successful Attappady connected Tuesday pursuing the decease of biker successful an elephant onslaught astatine Manjakkandi connected Thavalam-Mulli Road.
Santhakumar from Thekkuvetta, Pudur, was attacked by an elephant connected Monday nighttime portion helium was returning location from enactment connected his motorcycle. Santhakumar died connected the spot.
Local residents laid a siege to the main roadworthy astatine Thavalam, protesting against the expanding incidents of chaotic carnal attacks. They demanded that the elephant that attacked Santhakumar beryllium caught instantly and that his household beryllium compensated.
Traffic on the Thavalam-Mulli roadworthy was disrupted for hours connected Tuesday. They besides threatened to forestall postmortem of Santhakumar until the elephants were driven backmost into the forests. Local residents said that chaotic elephant herds were regularly venturing into the roads for the past respective weeks.
A pistillate who had been injured successful an mishap caused by a sambar cervid a week agone astatine Attappady besides joined the protesters. She was brought to venue connected her cot and bed. The protesters besides blocked Chinnathadakam-Mannarkkad road.
The Elephant Lovers Forum expressed interest implicit Santhakumar’s death, noting it was the 4th fatal elephant onslaught successful Attappady this year. Forum president Haridas Machingal said that 7 lives were mislaid to elephant attacks implicit the past 2 years.
Mr. Haridasan blamed the Forest section for inadequate measures to forestall chaotic elephant attacks. According to him, encroachment and construction, h2o scarcity and insufficient nutrient successful the wood were reasons for elephants entering quality settlements.
