India News | Elderly Man Killed in Wild Elephant Attack in Kerala Village

Palakkad (Kerala), Jun 19 (PTI) An elderly man was killed in a wild elephant attack in the early hours of Thursday in this north Kerala district, police said here.

The incident took place in a village under the Hemambika Nagar police station limits.

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The victim has been identified as Kumaran, who was in his 60s.

According to police, he was trampled by the elephant when he stepped out of his house around 3 am.

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Forest officials reached the spot soon after the incident, but local residents staged a protest, expressing their anger over the recurring elephant attacks in the area.

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