Six forest department staff, police DSP assaulted following man’s death in elephant attack in Gudalur

Six Forest Department unit sustained injuries aft being assaulted by an aggravated mob, erstwhile they were attempting to retrieve the assemblage of a antheral who died successful an elephant onslaught astatine O’Valley successful Gudalur precocious connected Saturday night.

The deceased was identified arsenic T. Kalaiselvan, 45. He was portion of a squad tasked with preparing meals for a temple festival being held successful the area. He was attacked by the elephant erstwhile helium went to fetch h2o from a good adjacent a wooded area.