Man killed in elephant attack in Nilgiris

Udhagamandalam: A 62-year-old man was killed in a wild elephant attack near Masinagudi in the Nilgiris on Wednesday.
A forest official said Iruthayaraj, a resident of Mavanallah, was on his way to Masinagudi on a motorcycle around 6.30am on the day when the elephant attacked him.
L C S Srikanth, deputy director, Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR)-buffer zone, said Iruthayaraj was immediately taken to a nearby primary health centre, from where he was shifted to the Ooty government medical college and hospital after providing first aid.“He, however, died without responding to treatment.”
The officer said Iruthayaraj was a native of Karnataka and was staying in a rental house at Mavanallah for quite some time.