Chhattisgarh: 78-year-old woman crushed to death by elephant in Korba
A septuagenarian woman has been trampled to death by a wild elephant in the Korba district of Chhattisgarh this morning, according to the police. The victim, identified as 78-year-old Nevarthin Bai, was attacked by the pachyderm when she had gone to collect forest produce from the forest adjacent to her village Sakdukala in the Kartala forest range, a forest official said.
Woman tried to escape but elephant chased, attacked her
"She (Bai) spotted the pachyderm in the forest, after which she tried to escape. However, the elephant chased and attacked her...she died on the spot," the forest official said. Local villagers spotted her body and informed the police and forest officials, following which they rushed to the spot. The woman's body has been sent for post-mortem; a case has been registered in this connection.
Instant relief amount of Rs. 25,000 given to deceased's kin
"The kin of the deceased were given an instant relief amount of Rs. 25,000 by the forest department, while the remaining compensation amount of Rs. 3.75 lakh will be disbursed after completing all the formalities in this connection," the official said.
Forest personnel directed to keep an eye on elephants' movement
With this incident, three people, including two women, have been killed so far in elephant attacks at separate places in Korba district, the forest official said. Forest personnel have been directed to keep an eye on the movement of elephants in the area to avoid human-jumbo conflicts and to also drive them away from the human habitations, the official added.
Northern Chhattisgarh witnessed number of human-elephant conflicts
The thick forested northern Chhattisgarh, comprising Surguja, Surajpur, Korba, Raigarh, Jashpur, Balrampur, and Korea districts, are notorious for human-elephant conflict. The region has witnessed killings of several tribals and widespread damages to houses and crops by rogue elephants in the past few years.
