Massive protest after man trampled to death by wild tusker

Kuttampuzha on Tuesday witnessed a massive protest by local people over the death of a man in a wild elephant attack on Monday night.

Eldhose, 45, was trampled to death by a wild tusker at Urulanthanni in Pinavoorkudy ward in Kuttampuzha panchayat, near Kothamangalam, while walking home after reaching the area by a KSRTC bus.

A hartal was observed in Kuttampuzha panchayat and the Kothamangalam town under the aegis of the Janakeeya Samara Samithi in protest against the alleged apathy of the government and the Forest department, which the samithi alleged led to the tragic incident.