Japanese legends talk about people buried alive at base of constructions to protect the buildings against enemy attacks.
Baanabhatta in 7th century, describes a dedication of a temple to Chandika, with a series of human sacrifices.
Haribhadra in 9th century describes sacrifices to Chandika in Orissa.
Kali temple at Kuknur, Karnataka - 8th, 9th century building - has a history of human sacrifices.
Narabali - Human Sacrifice , Wikipedia
Subhashree, from nearby Tiruppur district had attended weeklong 'silence' sessions from December 11 to 18.
She did not meet her husband (Manikumar, 40) after the class on December 18, as planned. And he filed a complaint. Manikumar said, he waited for Subhashree outside the telenga cult centre from 11 a.m to 3 p.m.
The cult centre said, it had nothing to do with the incident, as the participant had left the campus at 9.30.a.m.
CCTV footage showed Shubashree, mother of a teenage daughter, running, wearing white clothes at 10.30 a.m. on December 18.
Deccan Herald, updated Jan. 01, 2023, 18:24 IST
Malarvizhi, the deceased from Tirunelveli has been working as a librarian, at a private medical college in Cuddalore district. She had been living separately from her husband, for the past three years.
She had informed her parents on June 21, about her plans to resign her job, and return home. On Monday, she visited the elephant habitat encroachment, had food at the campus and entered the women's restroom.
A housekeeping staff noticed that the restroom had remained locked for an unusually long time. Security staff found Malarvizhi lying unconscious. An ambulance team reached, examined and declared her dead.
Police suspect, she died by suicide.
The New Indian Express,
Chennai, Wednesday, June 24, 2026.
Officials say that on the evening of Sunday June 7, info was received about an unidentified man lying seriously injured, at the car park exit.
Ambulance medical personnel, declared him dead. Police registered a case.
And body was handed over to the family after autopsy.
The New Indian Express, June 09, 2026
Rangan and wife Rangi were grazing cattle. Rangan was caught off guard while tending to livestock in the reserve forest.
Forest department has issued advisory to Kopanari and other settlements, to not venture into the reserve and deep forest area. Patrolling has been intensified.
"Except for 2 elephant deaths due to electrocution, that were reported on October 23 at Kuppepalayam, near Thondamuthur in Boluvampatti forest range, and at Mettupalayam forest range on October 29, the remaining deaths are all due to natural causes," he said.
The New Indian Express, 24 November 2025
The 25 year old tusker likely received the fatal electric shock, as it pushed down a power pole, in a farm, at Kuppepalayam village.
A new electric line has been set up along a road outside the forest area, about 500 metres from the reserve forest.
The carcass was taken to the Chadivayal Resrerve Forest for post mortem.
Express News Service, Coimbatore.
TNIE, October 24, 2025
