University lecturer attacked by elephant inside UoJ faculty in Kilinochchi

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Jul 20, 2020
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A University lecturer attached to the Engineering Faculty of University of Jaffna (UoJ) in Kilinochchi was attacked by an elephant inside the university premises last night, Police said.

The 32 year old female lecturer is currently admitted to Jaffna Teaching Hospital with critical injuries.

Preliminary police investigations revealed that the injured lecturer and her friend were walking towards the hostel, located inside the 90 acre land property of the university when an elephant emerged from bushes and tried to attack both. Kilinochchi police is conducting further investigations in this regard.