The post-Mortal examination of the tribal woman in Idukki revealed that her death, originally considered to be an attack by a wild elephant, was in fact a case of murder.
The initial conclusion was that Seetha, 42, the inhabitants of Thottappura under the Murinjapuzha forest station, was killed in an attack by a wild elephant in the Meenmutty Reserve Forest on Friday.
Her husband, bin, claimed that the family had gone to the forest with their children to collect forestry and be imprisoned in front of a wild elephant that attacked her.
Kottayam Divisional Forest Officer N. Rajesh said that a preliminary examination found that injuries on the female body were not from an attack by a wild elephant.
“Bin also said he was attacked by Tusker, but there were no injuries on his body. The forest department reported our findings to doctors and police.
“Because of our suspicion, the Ministry did not provide the first installment of compensation on Friday by the victims of the conflicts from human and tist. In this case, the investigation was handed over to the police,” said Mr. Rajesh.
The sources said the primary findings after the mortal examination were that the woman suffered a brutal physical attack. “In the attack, her ribs broke and pierced her lungs. She suffered a dull force injury. It is also suspicious that she fell on the rock and dragged some distance,” the report says.
Police director Peerumade Vishal Johnson said the police were investigating the case and adding that they had to receive a postmort report. “The police did not take anyone into custody. More details will be available after a detailed probe and after obtaining a copy of the postmort report,” he said.
Published – 14 June 2025 20:03
