Balod, Aug 2 (PTI) A 48-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant in a village in Chhattisgarh’s Balod district, a forest official said on Tuesday.
The victim, Ramji Gond, encountered the elephant in a sugarcane field in Mulle village, under Balod forest range, late evening on Monday, the official said.
The pachyderm caught hold of the victim with its trunk and trampled him to death, he said.
Forest and police personnel were alerted and the body was sent for post-mortem, he said.
The deceased man’s family was provided an instant relief of Rs 25,000, while the remaining compensation of Rs 5.75 lakh will be disbursed after the completion of necessary formalities, the official said.
The forest authorities have asked the villagers to remain alert, as the elephant was wandering in the same area, he added.
Human-elephant conflicts in the state, particularly in the northern belt, had been a major cause of concern for the last decade and the menace has spread to some districts in the central region over the last few years.
Balod, located around 90 km away from capital Raipur, falls in the central part of the state.
According to forest officials, over 200 people have been killed in elephant attacks in the state in the last three years. PTI COR TKP ARU ARU
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