Palakkad, May 14 -- A wild elephant attack claimed the life of a resident while he was sleeping outside his residence in the early hours of the morning on Thursday in Malampuzha.

The incident occurred near Vellezhuthampotta when a tusker crossed the forest road and targeted a group of individuals resting outside. The deceased's relatives were also with him at the time, but they miraculously managed to escape.

The locals, while speaking to ANI, stated that the deceased was identified as A Chandran, a native of Vellezhuthampotta in Malampuzha. Chandran was sleeping by the roadside near his house when a wild elephant that had come down from the forest attacked him at around 3:45 a.m. The deceased's house is separated from the forest by jus...