Jumbo attacks GP Secretary

Madikeri, Karnataka, Aug 8 (UNI) A Gram Panchayat Secretary was seriously injured when a wild elephant attacked two people at Nanjarayapatna in this hilly district.

One Nellihudikeri Gram Panchayat Secretary B E Veeraraju and another person were returning home last evening, when a jumbo charged at them from behind.

Veeraraju was seriously injured as the pachyderm pierced its tusk into his stomach, while the other person ran to safety in time.

The Tusker, however, left the place.

The injured was given first aid at Madikeri hospital and later shifted to a hospital in Mysore where he was operated upon and was now recovering.

Gram Panchayath President Loknath had appealed to the forest department to protect them from elephant menace which had become common recently. The villagers criticised the officials for not taking action, even though elephants were destroying their crop and attacking them often.

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