Mysore/Mysuru, Feb. 5 -- A man was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Matakere 'B' Colony, coming under Bandipur Tiger Reserve, Saragur taluk, Mysuru district, in the wee hours of today.

The deceased has been identified as Mada alias Madappa (65), a resident of the Colony, who was working as a watchman of a temple.

Mada had gone out of the Colony to attend nature's call. As it was dark still, Mada had switched on the torch attracting the wild elephant, which attacked and trampled him to death. Though a few residents rushed to his help on hearing his screams, the wild elephant had trampled him to death by then.

It is said that, three to four wild elephants were moving around this region since three to four days and the villagers ha...