Tragic Elephant Encounter at Bharathiar University: Security Guard Killed

A tragic incident unfolded at Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, where a security guard named Shanmugam was trampled to death by a stray elephant. The guard and others tried to drive the elephant away, but it turned violent, resulting in one death and injuries to two others, including a retired professor.

A security guard was trampled to death by an elephant that strayed into the Bharathiar University campus here on Thursday and two others were injured, police said.

The deceased has been identified as Shanmugam.

The security guard and others attempted to drive the wild elephant out of the varsity campus. The jumbo suddenly turned around and attacked the security guard, killing him on the spot. Two others, including a retired professor, suffered injuries.

The incident happened near the university's environmental sciences department, police said.

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