CPM protests in Trichy after farmer killed in wild boar attack
On Monday, M Ganapathy, 70, of Uthamarseeli village, was attacked by a boar near his farm, suffering severe abdominal and hand injuries. Another farmer, Sahadevan, was injured in a separate attack near Kilikoodu. Ganapathy died at the GH on Thursday.
Protesters refused to allow Ganapathy's autopsy until relief was assured. Officials, including Trichy forest range officer V P Subramaniyam, Srirangam RDO Srinivasan, and Tahsildar Selva Ganesan, assured recommendations for ₹10 lakh compensation to Ganapathy's family and ₹50,000 medical aid to Sahadevan.
The activists also demanded that wild boars in Andanallur villages be captured and preventive measures taken. Following the assurance, the autopsy was carried out, and Ganapathy's body was handed over for final rites in the evening.
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