Overview
- An elephant turned aggressive during watering at Kidangoor Mahavishnu Temple, killing Vishnu and leaving caretaker Pradeep in intensive care.
- Video from the scene shows parked cars flipped and parts of the temple compound damaged.
- A Forest Department elephant squad tranquilised the animal after hours and secured it near the temple.
- Hours later, a separate elephant at Koodalmanikyam Temple broke out of a temporary pen and trampled handler Sreekuttan, 25, who later died.
- Local reports tie the cases to a wider pattern in India, noting five people were killed in separate elephant attacks in a single day last December.