The residents of Balehonnur in N.R. Pura taluk of Chikkamagaluru district in Karnataka observed a brandh on July 28, condemning the deaths due to elephant attacks. Two persons died in elephant attacks in the taluk in the last four days.
Balehonnur bandh
Residents of Balehonnur in N.R. Pura taluk of Chikkamagaluru district in Karnataka observed a bandh over the death of two persons in elephant attacks, on July 28, 2025. | Video Credit: The Hindu
A farmer died in an elephant attack near Balehonnur on July 27 evening. A lady died at Bannur near Balehonnur on July 23. The incidents prompted the local people to call for a bandh.
Shops, business establishments and education institutions remained closed. People are demanding a permanent solution to the elephant menace.
The planters’ association have supported the bandh call. Movement of vehicles has been impacted.
Meanwhile, the Forest Department launched an operation to capture trouble-causing elephants in the region.
