<p>Thiruvananthapuram: A cameraman of <em>Mathrubhumi</em> news channel was killed in a wild elephant attack while on duty at Palakkad in Kerala on Wednesday.</p><p>A V Mukesh, 34, came under the attack while he was taking video of wild elephants crossing a river. The incident took place at Kottekkad where wild elephants are often spotted.</p><p>The channel crew reached the spot by around 7 am after locals<br>alerted them that wild elephants were entering farm lands and<br>damaging crops.</p><p>Mukesh and other two members of the channel crew ran away as the elephants rushed towards them. But Mukesh fell and was attacked by the elephant. Though he was rushed to hospital, life could not be saved.</p>.Man killed in elephant attack in Karnataka's Aldur.<p>The other day a wild elephant was killed after being knocked down by a train. A case was registered against the loco pilot on charges of violating the speed restrictions imposed in the region owing to frequent instances of wild elephants crossing the railway track.</p><p>Mukesh, who hailed from Malappuram, had worked in Delhi for a long time and also used to write a column for <em>mathrubhumi.com</em>. He leaves<br>behind mother Devi, wife Tisha and sister Haritha. His father Unni<br>predeceased him.</p><p>Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, opposition leader V D<br>Satheesan, BJP state president K Surendran, Governor Arif Mohammed<br>Khan and various forums of journalists condoled the death of Mukesh.</p>
<p>Thiruvananthapuram: A cameraman of <em>Mathrubhumi</em> news channel was killed in a wild elephant attack while on duty at Palakkad in Kerala on Wednesday.</p><p>A V Mukesh, 34, came under the attack while he was taking video of wild elephants crossing a river. The incident took place at Kottekkad where wild elephants are often spotted.</p><p>The channel crew reached the spot by around 7 am after locals<br>alerted them that wild elephants were entering farm lands and<br>damaging crops.</p><p>Mukesh and other two members of the channel crew ran away as the elephants rushed towards them. But Mukesh fell and was attacked by the elephant. Though he was rushed to hospital, life could not be saved.</p>.Man killed in elephant attack in Karnataka's Aldur.<p>The other day a wild elephant was killed after being knocked down by a train. A case was registered against the loco pilot on charges of violating the speed restrictions imposed in the region owing to frequent instances of wild elephants crossing the railway track.</p><p>Mukesh, who hailed from Malappuram, had worked in Delhi for a long time and also used to write a column for <em>mathrubhumi.com</em>. He leaves<br>behind mother Devi, wife Tisha and sister Haritha. His father Unni<br>predeceased him.</p><p>Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, opposition leader V D<br>Satheesan, BJP state president K Surendran, Governor Arif Mohammed<br>Khan and various forums of journalists condoled the death of Mukesh.</p>