Villagers blocked vehicular traffic on the Mananthavady-Sulthan Bathery State Highway at Manthankolly near Sulthan Bathery in Wayanad on Saturday morning seeking protection from wild animal attacks.
A milching cow, owned by Govindan of Varyathuparambil at Choorimala, was killed in a tiger attack on Friday night, provoking the mob. The cow had gone missing on Friday after it was taken for grazing on a plantation. In a search led by the villagers, the partially consumed carcass of the cow was found inside the plantation on Saturday morning. Later the forest officials also ascertained that the animal was killed by a tiger.
