Siddapura (Kodagu), March 13 -- Third death in 12 days; five people killed by wild elephants in three months

There seems to be no respite for man-animal conflict as in yet another case, a 49-year-old coffee planter was trampled to death by a wild elephant at a coffee estate in Siddapura, Virajpet taluk of Kodagu district yesterday.

The deceased has been identified as Ganapathy (Gappu, Gappanna) of the Chowrira family. The incident occurred when Ganapathy had gone to visit his coffee estate, when a wild elephant attacked him suddenly, resulting in his death.

The incident triggered fear among the coffee estate workers, who stopped their work and returned to their homes. The residents blamed the forest officials for negligence, stating th...