Coimbatore
It also trampled him to death. Andal was chained in its hind limbs. The scared veterinary doctor Prakash and the jumbo’s another mahout Palani moved away. On receiving information, the forest department staff arrived and the elephant was given a sedation shot.
The body of the mahout, which lay near the elephant, was then recovered and sent for post mortem at Salem Government Hospital. The deceased mahout is survived by his wife, three sons and a daughter.
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