The State government has agreed to compensate the family of a man who was trampled to death by an elephant in Wayanad district of Kerala recently.
This follows an appeal by the Minister for Forests, Ecology and Environment Eshwar B. Khandre to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah consequent to a request by the Kerala government.
Tracing the sequence of events, a circular from the Minister’s office said a tuskless male (Makana) elephant involved in the trampling incident, was earlier captured in Belur taluk of Hassan district on November 30, 2023 and translocated to Bandipur forest area.