A 23 year-old woman Ranjitha and 50 year-old farmer Ramesh Rai were trampled to death in Munady near Kutrapady village in Kadaba taluk early hours on Monday.
The incident took place when Ranjitha was returning home after submitting milk at Peradka Milk Society. The elephant after trampling Ranjitha, chased Ramesh and crushed him to death. Ranjitha died while being shifted to a hospital in Nelyady, sources added. Forest personnel from Subrahmanya, Kadaba have rushed to the spot.
Unrest prevails in Renjilady, after the residents refused to conduct the cremation rituals of Ranjitha (23) and Ramesh Rai until their grievances were heard personally by local MLA and dakshina kannada Deputy Commissioner.
Residents lashed out at forest personnel for ignoring their complaints about elephant attacks. Residents also got into a heated exchange with Kadaba Police who had rushed to the spot. A few weeks ago. Santosh, a resident of Mardala, had uploaded a video highlighting conflicts with wild elephants on YouTube. Kadaba police, acting on the complaint from Aithoor Panchayat Development officer, had detained Santosh and had forced him to delete the video on YouTube.