Chhatisgarh elephant took the toll of a 50-year-old man Sylvester Kissan at Sirsi in Mahuadarn forest range which comes under south division of Palamu Tiger Reserve(PTR). The man belonged to a primitive tribe.
Deputy Director South PTR M K Mahaling said Kissan was trampled to death late in the evening of Monday. His body was recovered on Tuesday. It underwent postmortem and then handed down to the bereaved family which has been given `20,000 as ex-gratia relief.
Mahaling said this elephant is of Chhatisgarh and there are more than five or six apart from this.All Chhatisgarh elephants are voracious eaters of paddy and even kill those who come in their way, said sources.