A protest staged by an all-party action council at Pulpally in Wayanad district of Kerala on February 17 (Saturday) morning with the body of a man killed in an elephant attack turned violent after people’s representatives and officials representing the government failed to give the protesters a written assurance. The protesters had raised a slew of demands, including providing a solatium of ₹50 lakh to the kin of the deceased.
The protesters staged the demonstration at the bus stand with the body of Paul of Vellachalil, an employee of Kuruva Dweep eco-tourism centre of the Forest department who was killed in the elephant attack on Friday morning.
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