In search of grains, 2 tuskers ransack home, kill couple (Raipur) Times of India March 12, 2024 An elderly couple was trampled to death by two elephants in wee hours of Monday in Surajpur district of Chhattisgarh. The incident occurred in Gram Panchayat Darhora of Pratappur forest range where Haridhan, 79, and his wife Nanhi, 65, were asleep in their kutcha house located in the periphery of the forest. The tuskers, in search of grains stored in the house, ransacked the elderly couple’s home and attacked the duo. The elephants trampled the couple and consumed the grains stored inside their home. Upon hearing the chaos, the villagers raised an alarm, prompting the elephants to retreat into the forest. The forest department officials were informed and a team reached the spot in the morning. The villagers alleged that there were no forest rangers or officers residing in the Pratappur area, that made them more vulnerable to tusker attacks. Officials said that the elephants had migrated from Sitapur Lundra via Ambikapur to Pratappur and Wadrafnagar area. These elephants have been roaming in the forests of Ganeshpur, Singhara, and Sarhari for nearly 15 days. One tusker of the herd had earlier killed a man in Lundra region about ten days back, said officials. Following the incident, forest officials have issued a warning to the villagers, urging them not to roam in forest and maintain safe distance from elephants. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/raipur/in-search-of-grains-2-tuskers-ransack-home-kill-couple/articleshow/108416433.cms