Kozhikode/Thrissur: Two persons were killed in separate wild animal attacks in Kerala on Tuesday.
At Kakkayam in Kozhikode, a 70-year-old farmer was mauled to death reportedly in a gaur attack. Meanwhile, a 68-year-old tribesperson was trampled to death by a wild elephant near Peringalkuthu in Thrissur district.
Palatt Abraham was working on agricultural land five kilometres from the Kakkayam Dam site when he was attacked by a gaur.
According to reports, Abraham was gored to death and was found by another farmer almost an hour later. He was rushed to the Medical College Hospital in Kozhikode but was declared dead.
According to people's representatives, a horde of gaur was roaming the locality for several days. "We requested the district collector yesterday to do something. But nothing happened," said Koorachundu panchayat president Poly Karakkada.
At Peringalkuthu, Valsala, who is the wife of a tribal chief, was attacked inside the forest where she was gathering food. The incident occurred at Watchmaram Colony, about 8 km from Peringalkuthu. Valsala's body has been shifted to the Taluk Hospital at Chalakudy.
In the last two months, six persons have been killed in wild animal attacks in Kerala. On Monday, 70-year-old Indira Ramakrishnan was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Kanjiraveli in Idukki.
Tension prevails in Kozhikode
A group of people led by Congress activists have blocked the ambulance carrying the body of the farmer in front of the Medical College.
The protesters are demanding the Collector's presence at the Medical College. They want the district collector to issue an order to kill the gaur that attacked the farmer.
Meanwhile, the police are holding talks with the protesters to allow the body to be shifted to the mortuary.
