The Nilgiris: A 70-year old night watchman working at the Wood House private lodge died on the spot after being attacked by a bison.
The Nilgiris: A 70-year old security guard was gored to death by a Gaur while he was working on night shift at the Wood House private lodge near Coonoor.
The vicitim has been identified as Chinnavellaiyan (a) Ramaiah, from Hulikal town panchayat in Ooty. The Coonoor Forest Department is investigating the incident.
Meanwhile, his corpse has been taken to the Government Lawley Hospital in Coonoor for an autopsy.
It may be noted that last week in a similar incident, a tea estate worker died die in a gaur attack in the Nilgiris district.