Shahana, who was killed in the Katana attack in Wayanad Meppadi, sustained serious injuries to her internal organs. Preliminary conclusion is that the elephant was trampled in the chest. The body was handed over to relatives after the postmortem.
The Collector, who visited the place, ordered to inspect all such activities in the district adjoining the resorts. The forest department said the danger warning was issued by the range officer last month but was ignored by the operators.
The collector and team who visited the area became aware of the violations. The cause of death will be known only after receiving the post-mortem report, Collector Manorama told News.
The forest department also found that tents were pitched and tourists were accommodated without any preventive measures. The DFO responded that the Meppadi Range Officer had issued a direct warning last month but the operators ignored it. Meppadi panchayat will also take action for carrying out such activities without documents. Shahana, a native of Kannur, was killed last night.
There were about thirty people in the camp. According to the employees, when they went to the toilet and came back, they were in front of Katana. The body was taken to Kozhikode Medical College for postmortem.
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