Wild elephant tramples woman to death, injures 11-year-old son in Idukki
Woman was walking her son and daughter to school bus stop when she came under attack. Daughter, who was walking slightly behind, has a narrow escape. Relatives refuse to give consent to post-mortem examination till a solution to elephant incursion is found, want govt. to take care of the children. Officials convene meeting, promise solution
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Local people stage protest after a woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Chinnakkanal, Idukki, on Monday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT
A 36-year-old woman, Mari, was trampled to death by a wild elephant on Monday at Chinnakkanal, under the Devikulam forest range, near Munnar, in Idukki. Her 11-year-old son was injured in the attack that occurred around 8 a.m.
According to Forest department officials, Mari, a resident of Singukandam, was walking her son Rekshan and daughter Rekshina to their school bus stop. The children are students of Class VII and Class X, respectively, at the Chinnakkanal Government High School.
The department had earlier warned residents about the presence of wild animals on the road, urging parents to exercise caution. Mari had walked roughly 1.5 km with the children when they encountered a female elephant and her two-year-old calf by the roadside. Due to heavy rain and thick mist, the woman did not notice the animals on time. Upon sensing human presence, the elephant attacked. Mari’s daughter, who was walking a few metres behind, narrowly escaped the attack. Hearing the family’s cries, the elephants retreated into a nearby plantation.
An autorickshaw driver passing by rushed the family to a nearby hospital, where the woman was pronounced dead. The boy was initially admitted to the Adimaly taluk hospital and later shifted to the Kottayam government medical college. Mari’s body was moved to the Idukki government medical college for post-mortem examination.
Local residents and Mari’s relatives staged a protest in front of the Chinnakkanal Family Health Centre, demanding a solution to the recurring fatal elephant attacks. They refused to give consent to post-mortem examination and said they would accept the body only after the government comes up with a solution. They demanded relocation of wild elephants from Chinnakkanal and insisted that the government take over the care of the two children. According to local people, Mari’s husband d
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