Wild tusker tramples two estate workers to death, irate villagers launch flash stir
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Hassan: In a major man animal conflict, two coffee estate labourers were trampled to death by a wild tusker triggering flash protest at Kadegarje village in Belur taluk on Friday.
Chikkaiah (50) and Eraiah (48) of Kadegarje village are those victims of the conflict.
Hundreds of villagers including women and coffee plantation workers are on flash protest venting their anguish against the forest department for not giving proper instructions regarding elephants movement in the plantation area.
The protesters refused to take the bodies till the forest minister and MLAs visited them and initiate immediate action for the protection of villagers from elephants and shift the elephant.
Protesters also claimed that it has been a week since elephants were creating a havoc in the village and people were feared to step out of their houses.
Meanwhile another wild tusker was spotted at Gulasandi lake area in Channarayapatna.
– Team MysoorunewsÂ
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