Chhattisgarh Woman killed in elephant attack grandson injured while trying to escape
Bilaspur Mar 24 PTI A woman was killed in an attack by a wild elephant at a forest in Chhattisgarhs Bilaspur district on Thursday a forest official said Her eight-year-old grandson was injured while trying to run away from the spot he said The woman identified as Dhaniya Bai 42 a native of Parasi village was attacked by the tusker in the morning when she went to pick mahua flowers along with her grandson in Ramvan forest area near the village located along the Chhattisgarh-Madhya Pradesh border Marwahi divisional forest officer Dinesh Patel said When they came face-to-face with the elephant the duo started running away The elephant chased them and trampled the woman to death he said The womans scared grandson got injured while trying to escape from the spot the official said Forest officials rushed to the spot after being alerted he said The child was admitted to a community health centre in Marwahi for treatment he said The kin of the deceased were given an initial relief amount of Rs 25000 the official said adding that the remaining compensation will be disbursed after completion of the due process he said The official said the forest department could not alert residents about a wild elephant from neighbouring Anuppur forest division in MP roaming in the surrounding villages due to an indefinite strike of the forest field personnel going on since March 21 over their various demands Notably the thick-forested northern Chhattisgarh consisting of Surguja Korba Surajpur Raigarh Jashpur and Korea districts is known for human-animal conflicts The region has witnessed several killings of tribals as well as elephants and widespread damage to houses and crops by rogue pachyderms in the past years PTI COR GK GK
Bilaspur Mar 24 PTI A woman was killed in an attack by a wild elephant at a forest in Chhattisgarhs Bilaspur district on Thursday a forest official said Her eight-year-old grandson was injured while trying to run away from the spot he said The woman identified as Dhaniya Bai 42 a native of Parasi village was attacked by the tusker in the morning when she went to pick mahua flowers along with her grandson in Ramvan forest area near the village located along the Chhattisgarh-Madhya Pradesh border Marwahi divisional forest officer Dinesh Patel said When they came face-to-face with the elephant the duo started running away The elephant chased them and trampled the woman to death he said The womans scared grandson got injured while trying to escape from the spot the official said Forest officials rushed to the spot after being alerted he said The child was admitted to a community health centre in Marwahi for treatment he said The kin of the deceased were given an initial relief amount of Rs 25000 the official said adding that the remaining compensation will be disbursed after completion of the due process he said The official said the forest department could not alert residents about a wild elephant from neighbouring Anuppur forest division in MP roaming in the surrounding villages due to an indefinite strike of the forest field personnel going on since March 21 over their various demands Notably the thick-forested northern Chhattisgarh consisting of Surguja Korba Surajpur Raigarh Jashpur and Korea districts is known for human-animal conflicts The region has witnessed several killings of tribals as well as elephants and widespread damage to houses and crops by rogue pachyderms in the past years PTI COR GK GK
