Kadar tribesman dies in elephant attack near Valparai in Anamalai Tiger Reserve
The Hindu
Ravi, 54, a Kadar tribesman from Nedungundram settlement in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR), was trampled to death by a wild elephant late on Wednesday.
Ravi, 54, a Kadar tribesman from Nedungundram settlement in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR), was trampled to death by a wild elephant late on Wednesday.
Sources close to the tribal community said Ravi was the first Kadar tribesman to have been killed by a wild elephant in Tamil Nadu side.
Ravi, along with two other tribesmen from Nedungundram Vijayan, 52, and Ramachandran, 37, went to Valparai to sell honey on Wednesday. They returned to the settlement, the only settlement in ATR with road connectivity, in autorickshaw around 9 p.m. After getting down from the autorickshaw, they had to walk for about 800 metres to reach the settlement.
While dropping, the driver warned the trio about the presence of an elephant in the settlement area. An elephant that was standing close to a jackfruit tree in the settlement charged them while they were walking to their houses. Since it was drizzling, the trio could not see the elephant. Though they managed to escape, Ravi went out again to collect groceries that he left while escaping from the elephant.
Sources said the elephant attacked Ravi and he died on the spot. Vijayan and Ramachandran, who suffered minor injuries while escaping from the elephant, were admitted to the Government Hospital, Valparai.
Valparai forest range officer G. Venkatesh handed over an immediate relief fund of ₹ 50,000 to the wife of the deceased. The injured persons were given ₹5,000 each.
The Forest Department deployed 12 field staff to monitor the elephant and instructed residents of the settlement not to roam at night. The body of the deceased was handed over to the family after the post-mortem on Thursday.
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