Mahout dies after hit by elephant while giving medicine

PALAKKAD: A mahout died after hit by an elephant at Varikkassery mana in Ottappalam. He has been identified as Vinod, 30, a native of Pathiripala and the first mahout of the elephant. The incident happened around 7.30 am.

Moothukunnam Padmanabhan, the elephant hit the mahout with his trunk while giving medicine. The body has been shifted to a private hospital in Kanniyampuram. The elephant under treatment hit the mahout.