A wild tusker, locally called Chakkakompan, destroyed a ration shop at Panniyar, near Santhanpara, in Idukki on Tuesday.
The ration shop’s owner, P.L. Antony, said the tusker attacked the shop around 4 a.m. The ration shop had been attacked by wild tusker Arikompan nearly 12 times after 2019 and was rebuilt in October 2023.
“After the ration shop was rebuilt, the Forest department installed a hanging solar fencing around it. The animal damaged the fencing using a nearby flagpole erected by a trade union. It then damaged the front portion of the shop, ate two sacks of rice and damaged another two sacks,” said Mr. Antony.
