Chattisgarh: 65-year-old man trampled to death by a wild elephant in Kohka village

Human-elephant conflicts in the northern part of the state have been a major cause for concern since the last one decade and the menace has spread to some districts of the central region over the last few years

|Oct 09, 2022, 16:15:30 IST

Dhamtari: A 65-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant at a village in Chhattisgarh's Dhamtari district, a forest official said on Sunday. The incident took place at Kohka village, under Agladongri village panchayat, on Saturday evening, the official said. The victim Mahesh Kuldeep was killed by an elephant when he went to work in his paddy field, he said. On being alerted about the attack, forest officials rushed to the village and provided an immediate relief of Rs 25,000 to kin of the deceased person. The remaining compensation will be disbursed later, the officer said. Human-elephant conflicts in the northern part of the state have been a major cause for concern since the last one decade and the menace has spread to some districts of the central region over the last few years. The districts facing the menace are Surguja, Raigarh, Korba, Surajpur, Gariaband, Jashpur and Balrampur. According to the forest department officials, over 210 people were killed in elephant attacks in the state in the last three years. Read all the Latest News, Trending News, Cricket News, Bollywood News,India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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