Wild elephant kills MGNREGA worker on way to work

KOLLAM: An 80-year-old woman was killed after an elephant attacked her in Pathanapuram’s Kadassery. The woman has been identified as Rajamma of Kadassery. She was attacked when she was going for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) work. Many other workers were with her.

Seeing the elephant charging towards them, many of them scattered and ran. However, reports say that Rajamma was unable to run to safety. Rajamma, who sustained severe injuries in the attack, was rushed to the hospital but her life could not be saved. The body is presently kept in Punalur Taluk Hospital.