A tense situation prevailed in Manthawady in Wayanad after public anger over the death of a 45-year-old man in a wild elephant attack spilt onto the street on February 10.
Irate residents stopped the official car of the District Police Chief, forcing him to walk to his office. They raised slogans against the Forest department, accusing wildlife enforcers of failing to turn away the radio-collared elephant from venturing into human habitation.
They also blocked roads, including the busy main thoroughfare to Mysore in Karnataka.
