Farmer in Kerala dies in suspected elephant attack

A farmer died in Sulthan Bathery here on Wednesday morning in a suspected elephant attack. According to local residents of Vadakkanad in Sulthan Bathery, the victim, Rajeev, had gone to drive off an elephant that had entered his farm.

However, as he did not return, they



checked and found him lying on the ground with elephant footprints around him, a local resident told a TV channel.

Meanwhile, a senior forest official said they cannot confirm that the man died in an elephant attack, and the cause of death will only be confirmed after a postmortem.