Man dies in elephant attack in Madhya Pradesh
Mehul Malpani, The Hindu
February 23, 2024
A man was killed by a wild elephant in Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh,
the police said on Friday.
The incident happened on Thursday evening when the elephant came out of
Jaithari forest range and entered the fields at Gobri village. When the
villagers tried to chase the elephant away, the animal trampled Gyanchand
Gaur, 50, to death.
Jitendra Singh Panwar, Superintendent of Police, Anuppur district, told The
Hindu, “We recovered the body late in the night and handed it over to the
family.”
Meanwhile, on Thursday night, the situation became tense in the village
after villagers threw stones at a team of forest and police officials. As
per local reports, the elephant had been roaming in the nearby areas for
over a month and the villagers were upset, alleging inaction from
authorities.
Two persons also suffered bullet injuries as some people fired gun shots
amid the protests, Mr. Panwar said, adding that a magisterial probe has
been ordered to find out who fired the shots.
The injured have been admitted to the Shahdol Medical College.
He also added that three forest officials and three police personnel were
also injured in the stone throwing incident.
Meanwhile, State Chief Minister Mohan Yadav expressed grief over the
incident and announced financial assistance of ₹10 lakh to the deceased’s
family.
“The Chief Minister has directed to provide assistance of ₹8 lakh to the
family of the deceased as per the rules of the Forest Department and ₹2
lakh from the Chief Minister’s voluntary grant. He said that the government
will provide all possible help for the livelihood of the family,” his
office posted on X.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/man-dies-in-elephant-attack-in-madhya-pradesh/article67878696.ece
Man dies in elephant attack in Madhya Pradesh
Mehul Malpani, The Hindu
February 23, 2024
A man was killed by a wild elephant in Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh,
the police said on Friday.
The incident happened on Thursday evening when the elephant came out of
Jaithari forest range and entered the fields at Gobri village. When the
villagers tried to chase the elephant away, the animal trampled Gyanchand
Gaur, 50, to death.
Jitendra Singh Panwar, Superintendent of Police, Anuppur district, told The
Hindu, “We recovered the body late in the night and handed it over to the
family.”
Meanwhile, on Thursday night, the situation became tense in the village
after villagers threw stones at a team of forest and police officials. As
per local reports, the elephant had been roaming in the nearby areas for
over a month and the villagers were upset, alleging inaction from
authorities.
Two persons also suffered bullet injuries as some people fired gun shots
amid the protests, Mr. Panwar said, adding that a magisterial probe has
been ordered to find out who fired the shots.
The injured have been admitted to the Shahdol Medical College.
He also added that three forest officials and three police personnel were
also injured in the stone throwing incident.
Meanwhile, State Chief Minister Mohan Yadav expressed grief over the
incident and announced financial assistance of ₹10 lakh to the deceased’s
family.
“The Chief Minister has directed to provide assistance of ₹8 lakh to the
family of the deceased as per the rules of the Forest Department and ₹2
lakh from the Chief Minister’s voluntary grant. He said that the government
will provide all possible help for the livelihood of the family,” his
office posted on X.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/man-dies-in-elephant-attack-in-madhya-pradesh/article67878696.ece