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Elephant kills one, injures 19 at Kochi temple
by
Juhan Samuel
Kochi:
At least one woman was killed and 19 others injured
when one of the seven elephants, brought to the Ernakulam
Shiva temple as part of the eight-day temple festival,
ran amok on Friday. The elephant named Techikode Ramachandran,
a famous male tusker of Kerala, was brought from the Thrissur
district to the temple here for the festival. The incident
took place on the last day when in the morning at around
9.30 am before being taken to perform the rituals, the
pachyderm ran amok at the temple premises, killing a woman
and injuring others. Soon, it was brought under control
and chained. Some of the injured persons were taken to
nearby hospitals, though two of them are stated to be
in serious condition. Sources said that during the morning
ritual of Sheeveli, the elephant which was inside the
temple, was hit by some sharp point in the eye and it
went running uncontrolled towards the crowd. "I was worshiping
inside the temple. Suddenly, I saw it running towards
the mob and one lady was standing and praying when it
crushed her, said Mohanan KG, one of the injured at the
Ernakulam General Hospital. The District Collector Dr.
M. Beena, who came to take stock of the situation at the
general hospital said that the reason was not clear but
it would be out soon following an inquiry. The government,
in accordance with the High Court of Kerala, has laid
out strict guidelines for captive elephants to follow
while being taken out in a procession and the necessary
medication during the entire festival days.
-Feb
6, 2009
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