A chained elephant suffered injuries in an attack by a herd of wild elephants at Edakkurissi, near Mannarkkad, on Saturday. The attack took place around 12.30 a.m. during a routine raid by a herd led by a rogue bull locally named Chullikompan.
The 44-year-old elephant in chains named Mahadevan owned by Mukkam Subair was brought to Edakurissi for loading timber. The single-tusked domesticated elephant was chained to a coconut tree near Siruvani Kavala, Edakkurissi.
It suffered wounds on its right leg and a fracture on a hind leg. The attack weakened the tusker so much so that it could not walk at all.
