Two people were killed in separate incidents of an elephant attack in Chattisgarh’s Jashpur district on Friday, forest officials said.
A 60-year-old tribal woman, Igneshiya Tigga, was trampled to death by a herd of wild elephants in Tapkara forest range, while Bitnath Ram (62) was killed by jumbos in Kunkuri forest range, confirmed Shrikrishna Jadhav, divisional forest officer (DFO), Jashpur division.
According to officials, Tigga had gone to collect mushrooms in a forest near Daijbhar village when she was attacked by elephants while the cause leading to Bitnath’s such unfortunate death is still unknown.
The severely injured victim was rushed to a local hospital
by locals where she died during treatment, he said.
Two people trampled to death by wild elephants in separate incidents in Chhattisgarh's Jashpur district: Forest official said.
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