On May 1, a captive elephant named Mayyanad Parthasarathy went on a violent rampage at the Kidangoor Mahavishnu Temple in Angamaly, Kerala, killing one person and injuring another. The incident began when the elephant, which had been transported from Kollam, broke free from its restraints. Dramatic video footage captured the elephant flipping a Maruti Swift car and uprooting a tree, causing significant damage to parked vehicles. The rampage resulted in the death of Vishnu, the driver who attempted to control the elephant, while the mahout, Pradeep, sustained serious injuries. It took over two hours for the Forest Department's Elephant Squad to tranquilize the elephant, which became increasingly agitated during the capture process. Witnesses indicated that the elephant had a calm demeanor in the past, having participated in the Thrissur Pooram festival, suggesting that an unidentified trigger may have caused its sudden aggression.