Woman, 10-yr-old daughter trampled to death by tuskers in J'khand

A herd of rampaging tuskers attacked a 10-year-old girl and her mother in Jharkhand's Giridih district on Tuesday. An initial amount of ₹50,000 was given to the deceased's family as compensation by the forest officials.

Ranchi: A 10-year-old girl and her mother were on Tuesday trampled to death by elephants in Jharkhand's Giridih district.

According to police, a herd of rampaging tuskers entered into Kosi-Kenjhia village and attacked the house of Tulia Devi, 55, killing her and her daughter Mehthi Kumari.

Many other houses in the village were also damaged.

An initial amount of ₹50,000 was given to the deceased's family as compensation by the forest officials who reached the spot.

The dead bodies have been sent for post-mortem.

In Jharkhand, more than 700 people have been killed by the rampaging elephants.