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A labourer was gored to death by a wild elephant at Emmegundi plantation near Palibetta of Virajpet taluk, Kodagu district, on Monday.

Hanumantha (57), a native of Ramanathapura near Hassan, is the deceased. He suffered severe injuries on his chest and abdomen after the tusker attacked him.

Hanumantha was working in a private coffee plantation for the past 30 years and was living in a line house.

He was deployed by the plantation owner as an elephant tracker.

The incident occurred when was warning other labourers about the presence of elephants. His co-labourer managed to escape from the jumbo attack.

The body was handed over to the family after an autopsy.

A case has been registered by the Siddapura police station.

Forest officers visited the spot. An

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