Elephant kills man in Chhattisgarh’s Surajpur (India)
Outlook India
January 10, 2021
KORBA: A 55-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant in
Chhattisgarh''s Surajpur district, a forest official said on Sunday.
The incident took place on Saturday evening near Parvatipur village under
Pratappur forest range when Ramdhari, a native of Semrakhurd, was returning
from his relative''s place, JR Bhagat, Divisional Forest Officer of
Surajpur said.
"Ramdhari''s daughter and her father-in-law managed to escape. The body was
retrieved this morning as the jumbo was roaming close to the spot till late
in the night," he said.
Surajpur, a neighbouring district of Korba, is located around 350
kilometres away from capital Raipur.
The kin of the victim was given immediate aid of Rs 25,000 and the
remaining 5.75 lakh will be given on completion of formalities, he said.
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