Temple elephant in Tamil Nadu attacks its caretaker, two dead
Thoothukudi: An elephant of the famed Tiruchendur Subramania Swamy temple near here attacked its caretaker and another man on Monday, resulting in their death, an official said.
The circumstances under which the elephant attacked them is yet to be ascertained and one of the dead was a ‘Kavadi,’ (an assistant to the elephant handler) and another was his relative, he said.
“Our team of veterinarians are looking into the incident. It was a 26-year old female elephant, it used to be generally peaceful and calm,” the forest department official said adding the elephant was “now behaving normally.”
The elephant was in the temple for a pretty long time and the trigger for the sudden, violent behaviour is yet to be ascertained.
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Dakshina Kannada: Two girls drown while bathing near Kolyadakatta dam in Kadaba
Mangaluru: Two girl students drowned while bathing near the Kolyadakatta dam area of the Gundya river on Friday evening here in the Kadaba Taluk of the district.
The deceased have been identified as Arpita (15) and Sunita (21), both residents of Vimalagiri in Kutrupadi village.
According to reports, five girl students had visited the river along with their friends as it was a holiday. While bathing in the river, the two students reportedly entered a deeper portion of the water without realising the depth and began drowning.
Those accompanying them tried to rescue the duo, but were unsuccessful, leading to the tragedy.
After receiving information about the incident, Kadaba Police Station personnel visited the spot and conducted an inspection. The bodies were later recovered with the help of local residents.
