Pulpally: A forest department officer suffered a heart attack during a protest by locals in Wayanad's Pulpally. Pulpally range officer Shaji had a heart attack. He was admitted to the hospital.
It is suggested that the cause of the heart attack was the mental tension following the blocking of the road by the locals. Meanwhile, no further information about the health status has been received.
At the same time, locals started protesting by carrying the dead body of Paul, who was killed in a wild cat attack yesterday. The people are protesting by chanting the slogan that there is no jungle justice in the country.
Later, more people came here in an organized manner and reacted very emotionally. The protestors stopped the forest department vehicle and detained the employee.
In the meantime, some people arrived with the body of a cattle killed in a tiger attack in Kenichira and protested by tying the body to the bonnet of the vehicle.
There was even a situation where the protestors went to encroachment with the forest department employees and the police. Then the police lathicharged.
Meanwhile, the high-level meeting decided to recommend to the government for a compensation of 50 lakhs to the family of Paul, who was killed in a wild elephant attack in Wayanad Pulpalli.
11 lakh including insurance amount of 1 lakh will be paid immediately. Wife will also be given a job. The decision was taken in a high-level meeting held in Pulpalli panchayat. The decision came amid heavy protests.