A 60-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Chhattisgarh’s Mahasamund district, an official said on Wednesday.
With this, six people have been killed in elephant attacks this year in the district.
In the latest incident, the elephant attacked Narayan Sahu on Tuesday evening near Bandora village when he was travelling with another person on a motorcycle, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Pankaj Rajput said.
The two, residents of Achanakpur village, were heading home from Jhalap town when they came face-to-face with four elephants, Rajput said.
Sahu, who was driving the two-wheeler, suddenly applied the brakes following which both fell on the ground. While the pillion rider escaped, one of the elephants slammed Sahu on the ground with its trunk and he died instantly, the official said.
The kin of the deceased have been provided an instant relief of Rs 25,000. The remaining compensation of Rs 5.75 lakh will be given after necessary formalities, Rajput said.
As per government records, 204 people were killed in elephant attacks and 45 elephants died in the state in the last three years (2018-20).