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

Korba Jan 24 PTI A woman and her minor son and nephew were killed after their motorcycle was hit by a tanker in Chhattisgarhs Janjgir-Champa district on Monday police said The accident took place in Shivrinarayan police station area when the victims were heading to Ringni village of the district from Malhar town in neighbouring Bilaspur a local police official said Janjgir-Champa located around 200 kilometres away from capital Raipur is a neighbouring district of Korba The tanker rammed into the motorcycle near Rahaud petrol pump killing Kirti Bhaina 40 her son Parmeshwar 12 and her nephew Om Beswar Bhaina 25 on the spot After the accident some people blocked the road in protest were pacified by local authorities he said A was registered and the truck was seized while efforts were on to nab the driver the official informed PTI COR TKP BNM BNM

Korba Sep 23 PTI A woman allegedly killed her two-year-old son by banging him on the floor of her house in Chhattisgarhs Korba district after being harried by his demand for being breast-fed police said on Thursday The incident took place on Wednesday in Sector-5 area about 10 km from the district headquarters under Balco police station limits they said As per preliminary investigation the police have learnt that since 2014 the woman was suffering from a psychological problem and was under-treatment The police have detained the woman and questioned her a senior police official said She was fed up with the childs constant demand for being breast-fed he said The woman in a fit of rage banged the child on the floor of her house The child suffered serious head injuries and was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was declared dead the official said The police have registered a case against the woman under relevant provisions he added PTI COR GK GK