Kallambalam ആന Navaikkulam An elephant shook Pappan to death while he was plucking timber in the paddy field. The deceased has been identified as Unni, 54, of Thettakuzhi, Edavanakonam, Vellallur. The tragedy took place at a private person’s rubber plantation in Kappamvila at 9 am yesterday. The victim was identified as Unnikrishnan, 35, an elephant owned by Saji, a native of Puthenkulam, Kollam. The elephant, which had been panicking for hours, was taken to Kollam by the Elephant Squad from Kollam.
Unni was sitting on an elephant when he was instructed to take the cut timber from the rubber plantation to the road. As he tried to reconcile, the more enraged elephant shook Pappan and threw him down. Then, he dug into the trunk and hit the ground several times. Still, Kali did not stop kicking and squeezing his body with his trunk. The driver of the lorry carrying the timber and his assistant shouted and the locals ran away. The elephant, which was standing near Pappan’s body, did not allow anyone to approach him.
The other popes tried to persuade but to no avail. The elephant created a terrifying atmosphere inside the garden even though he might not run fast and climb the road as he was chained to his hind legs and forelegs. Meanwhile, firefighters and police arrived and tried to remove the body, but the elephant refused. An hour and a half later, the elephant moved away and the locals rushed the body to the Paripally Medical College Hospital. The elephant was calmed down by senior inspector S Riju, doctors BR Aravind and TR Rajin of the Elephant Squad, who arrived at 11 am. Bindu is the wife of the deceased Unni. Children: Manisha and Mahesh.
