Korba (Chhattisgarh) : An 84-year-old woman was trampled to death by a herd of wild elephants in a village in Korba district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, a forest official said. Son Kunwar was attacked by the elephants while she was asleep inside her house in Pangawa village panchayat under Pasan forest range, said Kumar Nishant, divisional forest officer (DFO) of Katghora forest division.
A herd of around 42 elephants strayed into Baigapara, a settlement close to the village on the hill, in the wee hours of the day. Some pachyderms destroyed and entered the victim's house and started eating millets stored in a room, he said. While other family members managed to escape from the house, Kunwar, who was sleeping in the same room, was trampled to death, he said.
The kin of the deceased have been provided a relief of Rs 25,000, while the remaining compensation will be given after completion of the necessary formalities, the official added. "The herd has been roaming in the area for the last several days and villagers were alerted about it. Of the 42 elephants, 35 headed towards Pali village panchayat from Pangawa, this morning, while seven separated and moved towards Korbi forest area after the incident," the DFO said.