Elephant attack kills farmer guarding crops in Tamil Nadu forest area

A 35-year-old farmer was trampled to death by an elephant while guarding his maize crop at Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu. Forest officials recovered the body, and police have launched an investigation into the incident

Erode (Tamil Nadu): A 35-year-old farmer was trampled to death by an elephant at Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) in this district, forest officials said on Thursday.

According to forest officials, Sidduraj of Kadaganalli village in Kadambur Forest Range located in STR went to his two-acre land to guard his maize crop from animals on Wednesday night. An elephant came out from the forest area, attacked him and trampled him to death on the spot, they said.

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The nearby land owners informed the Kadambur Forest officials, who visited the spot. Later, the body was taken to Sathyamangalam Government Hospital for autopsy.

The Kadambur police registered a case and an investigation is on.