Kerala: In Alappuzha, Kerala, a 43-year old man was knocked down by an elephant after getting too close to the animal in order to take a selfie with an elephant tusk. The injured person has been identified as Reneesh, son of Gopalakrishnan, Kunnampally, Punnapra and his condition is very serious. The incident took place on March 19 in Alappuzha district in the south Indian state of Kerala. Footage captured on March 19 shows a man getting close to an elephant while trying to take a picture of the tusker at the Aravukadu Sreedevi temple.

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In the video, the elephants are being trained and chained to trees, which is a routine for the elephants and they do not allow anyone except the mahawat to come near them.  In the meantime, the man while taking selfie was trying to move closer to the elephant for a better shot and immediately the elephant swayed him away. The mahawat tried to bring down the situation in the area. And the local people and his friends soon took him to the Alappuzha MCH his condition is critical. It is yet not known what enraged the animal. He suffered severe internal injuries. He is a truck driver,’’ the police said. 

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