IndiaA Class 8 student named Karthik Pandi was seriously injured after being attacked by a wild gaur while waiting for an autorickshaw to take him to school in Marayur, Idukki, Kerala, on Thursday morning. The incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. near the Munnar-Udumalpet highway. Following the attack, local residents staged a road blockade on the Marayur-Udumalpet highway to demand immediate action to address the increasing frequency of wild animal attacks in the area. The boy was first treated at the Government Hospital in Marayur before being transferred to a private hospital in Thodupuzha for further treatment. The protest was eventually called off after Forest Department officials arrived and assured the community that steps would be taken to resolve the issue.
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