Valparai: In a tragic incident, a man was killed in a gaur attack at Valparai, a village on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border. The deceased is Arun (51), a worker at Murukali estate near Sholayar dam.

The gaur reportedly charged at the man when he was on his way to the estate on Friday morning. Some of his colleagues found him injured after being gored by the animal. Though he was rushed to the nearby hospital, he was declared dead on arrival.

According to the plantation workers, over 40 wild gaurs are roaming around the plantation area. “We can't go to work due to the threat from the wild gaurs,” a worker said.

With the onset of summer, wild animals including elephants, tigers and boars have been straying into the human settlements in search of food and water in Kerala.