Pallakad: 3-year-old dies after wild elephant chases his father

Palakkad: A three-year-old boy died of injuries suffered in a fall when his father carrying him escaped from a wild elephant near a forest fringe tribal hamlet at Nelliyampathy near here, police said on Tuesday, August 4.

“The incident occurred on Monday night when the boy with his father and other relatives were returning to their village,” police said.

“As they took to their heels on seeing the jumbo, Renish, son of Ramachandran from the 30 Acre Colony, fell down and was injured,” they said.

“The boy’s father was also injured. The boy succumbed to injuries at a hospital,” a police official told PTI.

Police said investigations were on.