Rubber tapper killed in wild elephant attack in Kerala’s Malappuram

A 40-year-old rubber tapper was killed in a wild elephant attack at Karuvarakundu in Kerala’s Malappuram district on Tuesday morning.

The deceased has been identified as C. Jamsheer, a native of Mullara near Karuvarakundu. He was attacked by a wild elephant early in the morning while working in a rubber plantation in the Manaliyampadam area, close to the Keralamkundu Waterfalls region.

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Other workers at the site noticed the attack and managed to drive the elephant away. They rushed Jamsheer to a private hospital in Perinthalmanna; however, he succumbed to his injuries.

Following the incident, local residents staged a protest in front of forest department officials who arrived at the hospital after learning about the attack.