The wild tusker Padayappa again entered the Lockhart estate area, near Devikulam, in Munnar on Monday morning.
According to the natives, the tusker entered the factory division area of Lockhart estate around 6.30 a.m. and roamed around the cluster homes (Layams) of the estate workers in the area for over three hours. It did not attack homes.
After 9.30 a.m., the tusker moved back to the forest. The local people, however, demanded compensation for the agricultural loss caused by the tusker. On Sunday night, the tusker reached the ration shop in the area. When people noticed its presence around 11 p.m., the natives alerted Forest department officials and they chased the animal back to the forest.
