Shepherd injured in elephant attack

A 78 year-old Shepherd was injured when a wild tusker attacked him at Sakaleshpur town in this district on Monday night.

Forest officials said on Tuesday that the elephant was first spotted near Achangi on the outskirts of the town where it attacked Balanna, hailing from Hiriyur in Chitradurga District.

The elephant moved to Santeveri locality after crossing the Hemavati River. It moved close to the Veterinary Hospital on B M Road (NH 75) and turned towards Maheshwari Extension. Later in the night, the tusker was spotted in a farmland. As the animal took a stroll in the town, the residents were in shock and many watched from their terraces.

Officers of the Forest Department attempted to drive the elephant away from the town limits.

Balanna, who suffered injuries in the attack, is being treated at Sakaleshpur Taluk Hospital. He had come to Sakaleshpur with a herd of sheep.

Sakaleshpur and Alur taluks are known for elephant menace. More than 50 people have died in elephant attacks in the last 10 years.

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