nA tribal woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Raigarh district, forest officials said here on Saturday.
According to forest officials this is the fifth death within a month.
“Mangli Bai Manjhwar (55) was killed by a wild elephant while she was sleeping outside her house in Kauhajoba village,” Pranay Mishra, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Dharamjaigarh Division said.
The woman failed to escape from the spot as the jumbo caught hold of her, lifted her with its trunk and slammed her on the ground, killing her on the spot, he said.
On being alerted about the incident, forest and police personnel rushed to the spot and sent the body for post -mortem, he said.
The kin of the deceased person have been provided immediate relief of Rs 25,000 while remaining compensation will be given upon completion of formalities, he said.
With this, five persons have been killed in separate incidents of elephant attack in Raigarh district in last one month, he added.
The forest personnel have been directed to keep a tab on the movement of a group of 13 elephants spotted in the area for last couple of days. Villagers have also been informed about their movement and asked to stay alert, he added.