Two persons including an elderly man were killed in separate incidents of elephant attacks in Surajpur and Surguja districts, the Forest Department said on Tuesday.
In a first, an elephant trampled Jitan Vek (30) in Pampapur village in the Surajpur Forest Range on Monday night, said Divisional Forest Officer Sanjay Yadav.
The elephant attacked him when Vek and some other villagers were going to attend a marriage. The others escaped. Vek died on the spot.
In Surguja, Bhandari (65) was killed on Tuesday in the Lundra Forest Range, Surguja Divisional Forest Officer Pankaj Kamal said.
The incident took place when two men had gone to a jungle to collect wood. While one man escaped, the animal trampled Bhandari to death.
In both the incidents, an interim relief amount of Rs 25,000 each was given to the kin of the deceased.