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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Elephant kills mahout

A 31-year-old mahout was trampled to death by a tusker at the Kottarkavu temple, near Mavelikara, on Wednesday.

The deceased was identified as Reni of Paravur. The police said Evoor Kannan, a 26-year-old elephant belonging to the Evoor Sreekrishna Swami temple, attacked its mahout while being given a bath at the temple compound around 5.15 p.m. The mahout’s body was shifted to the morgue of the District Hospital, Mavelikara.

On March 31, 2013, the elephant had killed its mahout during a festival at the Ambalappuzha Sri Krishnaswamy temple. Following the incident, it had not been paraded in major festivals until last year.

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Elephant kills mahout

ALAPPUZHA: A 31-year-old mahout was trampled to death by a tusker at the Kottarkavu temple, near Mavelikara. The dead was identified as Reni of Paravur. The police said Evoor Kannan, a 26-year-old elephant belonging to the Evoor Sreekrishna Swami temple, attacked its mahout while being given a bath at the temple compound around 5.15 pm. The mahout’s body was shifted to the morgue of the District Hospital, Mavelikara.

On March 31, 2013, the elephant had killed its mahout during a festival at the Ambalappuzha Sri Krishnaswamy temple. Following the incident, it had not been paraded in major festivals until last year.

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