A wild tusker, locally called Murivalan Komban, destroyed a hut at Vilakk near Chinnakanal in Idukki on Tuesday.
The elephant attacked the hut of Palolil Thomas around 4.30 a.m. According to the Forests department officials, when the presence of the wild tusker was noticed, Thomas and his wife Vijayamma ran out of the hut, thus narrowly escaping the tusker’s attack.
Mr. Thomas said the hut was completely destroyed in the elephant’s attack. He was earlier attacked by a wild tusker in 2010.
