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The deceased woman was identified as Sarojini, hailing from Uchakkulam hamlet in Muthedam located under Edakkara police station limit.
She went to the forest behind her house and found dead there by 11.30 am, the sources added. The death triggered a protest by local people in the area. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan condoled the death of Sarojini.
A tribal man, belonging to Cholanaikkan community, was killed by a wild elephant in Nilambur forest in this northern district days ago.