Man killed in elephant attack in Chhattisgarh; 4th fatality in 4 days
Hindustan Times
April 3, 2025
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Balrampur , A 35-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant in
Chhattisgarh's Balrampur district on Thursday, officials said. The
incident took place in Ghaghra village under Pasta police station limits
when the victim, identified as Mahendra Gond, and three other villagers
went to monitor their crops in fields, a police official said.
The elephant caught hold of the man with its trunk and trampled him to
death, the official said, adding that other villagers managed to escape
after sensing the presence of the jumbo.
Forest and police personnel reached the spot and sent the body for
post-mortem, he said.
The man's family members, residents of nearby Kochli village, were provided
an instant relief amount of ₹25,000 while the remaining compensation of
₹5.75 lakh will be given after the completion of necessary formalities,
forest officials said.
On Monday, two persons were killed and another was injured in separate
elephant attacks in Ramanujganj area of Balrampur, while a woman was killed
in a similar incident on Wednesday in Shankargarh area of the district.
Two tuskers that entered Balrampur from neighbouring Jharkhand have wreaked
havoc in the area. Teams of forest personnel have been keeping a tab on the
movement of the two elephants and alerting locals, a forest official said.
Human-elephant conflicts were a major cause of concern in Chhattisgarh in
the last decade, especially in northern parts. But now such incidents have
been reported in some districts of the central region in the last few years.
The most-affected districts are Surguja, Raigarh, Korba, Surajpur,
Mahasamund, Dhamtari, Gariaband, Balod, Balrampur and Kanker.
According to forest officials, nearly 320 persons were killed in elephant
attacks in the state in the last five years.
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Man killed in elephant attack in Chhattisgarh; 4th fatality in 4 days
Hindustan Times
April 3, 2025
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<https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/man-killed-in-elephant-attack-in-chhattisgarh-4th-fatality-in-4-days-101743662501559.html>
for photo.
Balrampur , A 35-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant in
Chhattisgarh's Balrampur district on Thursday, officials said. The
incident took place in Ghaghra village under Pasta police station limits
when the victim, identified as Mahendra Gond, and three other villagers
went to monitor their crops in fields, a police official said.
The elephant caught hold of the man with its trunk and trampled him to
death, the official said, adding that other villagers managed to escape
after sensing the presence of the jumbo.
Forest and police personnel reached the spot and sent the body for
post-mortem, he said.
The man's family members, residents of nearby Kochli village, were provided
an instant relief amount of ₹25,000 while the remaining compensation of
₹5.75 lakh will be given after the completion of necessary formalities,
forest officials said.
On Monday, two persons were killed and another was injured in separate
elephant attacks in Ramanujganj area of Balrampur, while a woman was killed
in a similar incident on Wednesday in Shankargarh area of the district.
Two tuskers that entered Balrampur from neighbouring Jharkhand have wreaked
havoc in the area. Teams of forest personnel have been keeping a tab on the
movement of the two elephants and alerting locals, a forest official said.
Human-elephant conflicts were a major cause of concern in Chhattisgarh in
the last decade, especially in northern parts. But now such incidents have
been reported in some districts of the central region in the last few years.
The most-affected districts are Surguja, Raigarh, Korba, Surajpur,
Mahasamund, Dhamtari, Gariaband, Balod, Balrampur and Kanker.
According to forest officials, nearly 320 persons were killed in elephant
attacks in the state in the last five years.
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