Two dozen people injured as elephant runs amok during BP Angadi Nercha
The Hindu
An elephant ran amok during a festival, injuring two dozen people, two seriously, in a chaotic stampede.
Two dozen people were injured, two of them seriously, when an elephant ran amok during the BP Angadi Nercha at Tirur around 1 a.m. on Wednesday, January 8, 2025.
The incident happened hours before the four-day annual festivities or Nercha at Yahoo Thangal’s shrine at BP Angadi were about to end. An elephant named Pakkoth Sreekuttan, positioned in the middle of the five caparisoned pachyderms, charged into the crowd in front of it, grabbing a man by his leg. The elephant swung the man wildly and flung him into the crowds.
The man was admitted to MIMS Hospital, Kottakkal, with serious injuries. Hospital sources said his identity was not yet confirmed.
The elephants were positioned in the midst of a large crowd that gathered to witness the finale of the four-day Nercha. The elephant in the centre got angry and charged at the people in front of it soon after the arrival of a procession from Pothanur.
People ran helter-skelter, causing a stampede-like situation. The injuries of all others were caused as they fell while running.
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