Overview

• On May 30, Mallan, 70, was attacked by a wild elephant while grazing cattle in the Cheerakkadavu forest under Puthur police station limits
• He sustained critical injuries and received initial treatment at a nearby hospital before being transferred to Government Medical College Hospital in Thrissur
• Mallan succumbed to his injuries on May 31 at the Thrissur medical college, police reported
• Residents in Cheerakkadavu have long voiced safety concerns over wandering elephant herds following earlier incidents
• Puthur police have recorded this as the latest fatality in a string of human-elephant clashes in Palakkad’s Attappady region