Gonikoppal: In the increasing man-animal conflict in Kodagu, a man was trampled to death by a wild elephant last afternoon. The victim was working in a coffee estate at Manchalli near Kutta village when the elephant suddenly attacked him.
Forty-five-year-old Paniyeravara Kariya was working in the estate owned by Mukkatira Kushalappa, the brother of former Kodagu District Congress President Shivu Madappa. At around 3 pm as he was inside the estate, the elephant that was grazing and amidst trees in the estate suddenly attacked Kariya.
