Hyderabad, (PTI) A 23-year-old animal keeper died after he was allegedly attacked by an elephant at the Nehru Zoological Park here on Saturday, officials said.
The male elephant, aged about 40, which was tied, “pushed” the animal keeper to the wall in its enclosure (night house) while he was discharging his duty (involved in cleaning) and he suffered head injuries, they said based on preliminary information.
He was rushed to a hospital for emergency treatment but doctors declared him brought dead, the zoo authorities said in a release.
