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.
Ramji Gond encountered the elephant in a sugarcane field in Mulle village in the Balod forest range on Monday evening, Balod DFO Rajesh Nandulkar said.
The elephant caught hold of the victim with its trunk and trampled him to death, 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.
Forest authorities have asked the villagers to remain alert as the elephant was wandering in the same area, he added.