A very unfortunate incident was reported early this morning (20) where a monk from a hermitage was attacked by an elephant when the thero had tried to place a hand of bananas and a basin of water at its disposal with the motive of caring for the animal.
IT was a 65 year old monk at the aranya senasanaya of Beminiyanwala, Nandagiriya, Hambantota who faced this tragedy with the elephant attacking the thero.
The incumbent of the Vihara had cautioned other monks to be careful about an elephant which had come to the hermitage premises last night. However, a monk who took pity on the elephant had tried to give it a hand of bananas together with a basin of water.
While this elephant has come and gone twice last night to the premises, the deceased monk had not been able to give it the bananas and the water on both occasions.
Subsequently, having observed that the elephant had returned around 4.30 in the morning, he had attempted to give the basin of water and the hand of bananas when the elephant had attacked the monk.
As the elephant had lifted the the thero by its trunk and dashed him on the ground, the thero had died on the spot in the most tragical manner.
The deceased thero who had come to this hermitage from Poddala area about 6 months ago was a monk who was very affectionate towards animals.
The police as well as Wild Life officers have commenced investigations over the incident.
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