Elephant kills worker in Virajpet, second attack in fortnight

A 34-year-old labourer from West Bengal, Gopal Bowri, was killed by an elephant inside a plantation near Maldare in Virajpet taluk on Monday. The Deccan Herald reports that the incident occurred while Bowri was working in the morning. A second man, Jadav Bowri, was injured and hospitalised.

The elephant, which had a collar ID, was driven back into the forest. The victim’s family received compensation of Rs 5 lakh. This is the second fatal elephant attack in Virajpet taluk in a fortnight, following the death of a worker named Annappa on August 9. So far this year, 10 people have lost their lives in elephant attacks in Kodagu district.