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Hyderabad: A couple Venkatesh, 52, and Selvi, 48, were trampled to death by a wild elephant in the Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday.
Another woman named Vasanta, 57, was injured when the wild elephant wandered into Ramapuram in Gudipala mandal.
Additionally, a cow and a goat were also killed after being attacked by the same elephant at Bodinettam village in Tamil Nadu near the AP border on Thursday.
With the loss of habitat and food resources, incidents of animals venturing into human habitations are rising on the Andhra Pradesh-Tamil Nadu border.
This post was last modified on August 31, 2023 6:13 pm