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Malappuram (Kerala): A migrant worker employed at a rubber estate near Nilambur was killed in a wild elephant attack on Thursday, police said.
The deceased was identified as Charu Uravon, a rubber tapper from Jharkhand, who was working at an estate in Moolepadam.
According to police, the estate workers found Uravon dead around 9 am while returning after tapping work.
Police and Forest Department officials were alerted, and they confirmed that he was attacked by a wild elephant.
The estate is located close to the Nilambur forest region, where wild elephants frequently stray into the area, officials said.
Police have initiated further legal procedures, and a case of unnatural death will be registered as part of the investigation.
The Forest Department has begun efforts to trace the elephant roaming in the area, officials added.