Aiyappa swami devotee injured in elephant attack in Dakshina Kannada

A 27-year-old Aiyappa Swami devotee, Charith, was injured in an elephant attack near a stream in Kalmakar village, Sullia, on Tuesday morning. He suffered an external head injury and back pain and was taken to Sullia government hospital before being shifted to a private hospital in Mangaluru for further treatment, including a CT scan and X-ray.