Wild boar attack in Kozhikode's Thamarassery injures 59-year-old man

A 59-year-old man was injured after a wild boar attacked him at his home in Thamarassery, Kozhikode district, on Wednesday morning.

The victim, M.K. Abdul Khader, a resident of Korangad, was reading a newspaper on the veranda of his house when the animal attacked him around 6 a.m. He suffered injuries to his leg and was taken to Thamarassery Taluk Hospital for treatment. Other members of the family escaped unhurt.

The attack comes amid growing reports of wild boar movement in residential areas of Kozhikode district. On September 7, a couple was injured when their motorcycle fell after a wild boar suddenly crossed the road near Mukkam. The accident took place around 7.30 p.m. on the Thiruvambady-Omassery road near Neeleswaram.

The injured were identified as Pallath Faisal, 37, and his wife Aleefathima, 32, residents of Pampizhanjappara near Mukkam. Faisal sustained injuries to his hands, legs, jaw, forehead and teeth, while Aleefathima suffered injuries to her hands, legs and back. Both were admitted to a private medical college hospital in Manassery.

Residents of the Thamarassery and Mukkam areas said efforts by local authorities to cull the growing wild boar population were moving slowly. They also pointed to a shortage of licensed shooters as a factor affecting the process.