And aother Suicide, . . . . . . ?

On Monday night, a 45 year old woman was found dead, inside a restroom at the telugu cult encroachment in Alandurai, Coimbatore.  Police have registered a case. 

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.

Suicide . . . ? @ telugu cult centre

Karthi, a tourist in his late twenties allegedly died by suicide, within the telugu cult centre.

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

tribal trampled near Coimbatore forest range

A wild elephant  trampled to death a 67 year old tribal man, near Periyanaickenpalayam forest range near Coimbatore  on Tuesday evening, around 5.30 p.m. Victim Rangan, was an Irula from Kopanari tribe. 

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. 

Times of India,      April 29, 2026

elephant deaths on the rise

"On average, 15 elephants die every year, due to natural and unnatural causes," a senior forest officer from the Coimbatore division said.  

"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

Tusker electrocuted, near telugu cult centre

A wild elephant was electrocuted in the Boluvampatti Range of Coimbatore Forest Divison, on thursday.

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

Telugu, Mallu cults and more, ravage Nilgiri biosphere

 Already complaints against private and government institutions, that fragment wild elephant habitat have been raised. 

And is-ha centre, carunya university, crpf training institute and more have fragmented wild habitat in western ghats that flank Coimbatore city. 

Now, emboldened mother amrit-anand-mayi mutt and university, have allegedly installed 2 km long electric fence in the Ettimadai area fragmenting wild elephant habitat and also corridor. A case has been filed in the Madras High court, by activists Siva and Lokanathan. 

- Ananda Wikatan,    Sep. 15,  2025

Evict lingabhairavi temple from elephant habitat

Though LIFE - Legal Initiative for Forests and Environment - appreciated  the point, where the Environment ministry's proposals emphasized, on the need to keep certain forest intact.

But the overall thrust of the proposals, facilitate diversion of forest land to non forest activities.

-Tweaking of green laws   

Times of India    October 02, 2021