A video of elephant attack has surfaced from Wayanad district. An elephant that came into the forest suddenly attacked a bike rider.
A frightening video of elephant attack has surfaced from Tirunelli Attapara area of Wayanad district of Kerala. An elephant suddenly attacked a bike rider. This incident is being reported from Saturday. An elephant that came from inside the forest suddenly attacked a person who was going on a bike with his family. A video of the incident has surfaced.
Elephant suddenly attacked
It can be seen in the video that the elephant suddenly attacked the bike rider. For a few moments, the bike rider did not understand what to do, but somehow he restarted his bike by moving his hands and legs and saved his and his family’s life. This video of elephant attack is going viral on social media. During the incident, a person going in a car made a video.
Punishment for hunting elephant
In another news, a Kerala court has sentenced three people to three years’ imprisonment in a nearly 15-year-old case of hunting an elephant in a protected forest area. The court said that the elephant is the state animal of Kerala and the case of hunting for its tusks should be taken seriously. Kothamangalam Judicial Magistrate (First Class) Haridasan E N convicted Aji, Shaji and Babu under Section 51 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act and sentenced them to three years’ imprisonment.
The court, in its order dated January 17, also sentenced them to one year’s imprisonment under Section 27(I)(E)(iv) (forcibly entering a protected forest area with the intention of hunting a wild animal) of the Kerala Forest Act. Apart from this, the court also imposed a fine of Rs 15,000 each on the accused and said that the imprisonment sentences will run concurrently. Seven people were accused in the case, one of whom died during the trial. Another accused named Suresh is still absconding and the other two accused – Ranjeet and AJ Varghese – were acquitted by the court.
