The Kannur district administration has assured comprehensive assistance to the family of A.S. Aneesh who was killed in a wild elephant attack at Aralam farm and resolved to intensify measures to prevent the recurrence of such incidents.

The decisions were taken at a meeting held at the collectorate on Tuesday. Sunny Joseph, MLA, District Collector Arun K. Vijayan, family members of Aneesh, and people’s representatives attended the meeting.

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Immediate steps will be taken to grant compensation, and a recommendation was made to the government to bear the educational expenses of Aneesh’s children, said Rajesh Kumar, project officer, Integrated Tribal Development Project.