THOOTHUKUDI: After a feral pig injured three farmers in Ayankarisalkulam, the public beat the pig to death. Forest officials could not take action as feral pigs are not categorised as wild boars.
Sources said that farmer A Mohanraj (60) of Ayankarisalkulam village in Ettayapuram block was visiting his maize farm on Friday when he found a feral pig damaging crops.
As he chased it away, the pig turned aggressive and attacked him in response. Upon hearing screams, other farmers S Shanmugaraj (54) and S Ramasamy (62) came to his help and the trio jointly chased away the pig. However, the pig had bitten Ramasamy and Shanmugaraj, who fell down bleeding and sustained injuries. The villagers admitted the trio at the Arupukottai government hospital, where they were treated in the emergency ward and later discharged.
