A 56-year-old woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant in a forested patch of Raigarh, a forest official informed here on Sunday.
The incident happened in the wee hours near Tendmudi village in Chhal forest range when the victim, Chamrin Bai Rathiya, went out of her house, divisional forest officer Pranay Mishra said.
“The tusker caught hold of Rathiya and smashed her on the ground, leaving her seriously injured. The woman died while being shifted to a local hospital by villagers,” he said.
The body was later sent for post-mortem, he added.
The kin of the deceased were provided an immediate relief of Rs 25,000, while the remaining compensation will be given on completion of all formalities, the official said.
Notably, wild elephants have killed over half-a-dozen people in Raigarh district and caused serious damage to house and crops. The forest department has implemented several strategies like using solar power fencing, trenching grounds and recently solar lights to stop wild elephants entering into village.