A 60-year-old woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Surguja district in Chhattisgarh, a forest official said Friday.
The incident took place in Kanchanpur village in the Ambikapur forest range on Thursday when Loli Tekam of Kundikala village was heading to her niece’s house, Surguja Divisional Forest Officer Pankaj Kamal said.
Suddenly, she came face to face with the elephant, which attacked her. She was declared dead at a hospital.
The family of the deceased was given an interim aid of Rs 25,000. The remaining compensation of Rs 5.75 lakh will be given to them after completion of formalities.