Mahout accidentally trampled to death by tusker in Alappuzha

ALAPPUZHA: A 31-year-old mahout was accidentally trampled to death by
a tusker when it was being transported from Cherthala to Thiruvalla. The
deceased Anoop, 31, Puthuparambil, Morkulangara, Kottayam. The
incident took place when the tusker Churoormadam Rajasekharan was
being transported to Thiruvalla from Cherthala in a lorry after attending
the annual festival of Thottappally Sri Krishna temple, Eramalloor on
Saturday late night.

"He was sleeping near the elephant in the truck and the elephant

accidently placed its leg on him and he died within Ramankarai police

station limits. He was found dead in the truck in the wee hours of Sunday.
His body has been handed over to his kin after completing legal and medical examinations at Alappuzha Medical College
Hospital," Alappuzha DySP P V Baby said.

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