Kozhikode/Thrissur: Two people died in a wild animal attack in the state. The wild animal attack occurred in Kozhikode's Kakkayat and Thrissur's Peringalkut.
A farmer was killed in a wild buffalo attack in Kozhikode Kakkayat and a woman was killed in a wild buffalo attack in Thrissur Peringalkuth.
A woman of Wachumaram Colony was trampled to death by a cat near Peringalkut. Vatsala (64), wife of Urumuppan Rajan, died in Wachumaram Colony.
A farmer died after being seriously injured in a wild buffalo attack in Kozhikode. Palatil Abraham, a native of Kakkayam and a farmer, died.
Abraham was attacked by a wild buffalo while he was picking cocoa in a farm near the Kakkayam dam site. Abraham was seriously injured in the attack and was taken to Kozhikode Medical College Hospital.
Abraham died at Kozhikode Medical College Hospital. The body has been kept at Kozhikode Medical College. The locals protested the death.
Yesterday also a wild buffalo had descended in the residential area of Koorachund Kallanod area near Kakkayam. The UDF and LDF have called for a hartal tomorrow in Koorachund panchayat to protest the killing of a coconut farmer in a wild buffalo attack.
Youth Congress protested in front of Kakkayam Forest Office.
Meanwhile, Vatsala was attacked by a wildebeest when he went to collect forest resources in the forest. Their bodies were shifted to Chalakudy Taluk Hospital.
The Congress protested in front of the Chalakudy Taluk Hospital in the incident. The protest was led by Chalakudy MP Banni Bahnan and MLA Saneesh Kumar Joseph demanding that the post-mortem should be conducted in Chalakudy itself, adequate compensation, and RRT protection for the tribals who go to collect forest resources.
Meanwhile, Congress will observe Black Day tomorrow in Athirappily in protest against the incident. Shops will be closed on Black Day.
There were large-scale protests in Kozhikode and Thrissur in the two incidents.