Farmer killed in elephant-attack in Chittoor; Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan condoles loss of life, declares ex-gratia

In a tragic incident, farmer Ramakrishna Raju (55) was trampled to loss of life by a herd of untamed elephants at Kothuru village in Somala mandal within the early hours of Sunday (July 27, 2025), which led to panic within the neighborhood of a number of villages.

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As per the knowledge obtained, the sufferer, who was on an evening vigil, got here below the flash assault of the herd, which emerged from the close by thickets and strayed into the sphere. The sudden cost left the farmer helpless. The villagers knowledgeable the forest officers that they noticed greater than 16 elephants within the herd, which was discovered tenting at a close-by waterbody within the morning hours and resorting to raiding of crops after nightfall for the final three days.

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Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan condoled the farmer’s loss of life and expressed solidarity with the members of the family. He introduced that ex gratia can be given and directed the forest officers to step up corrective measures to forestall wild elephants from venturing into human habitations. Meanwhile, the physique of the farmer was shifted to the world hospital at Somala for postmortem. A case was registered.