The natives of Birajpur village under Ramkanda block of the district are living in constant fear after a herd of wild elephants from neigbouring Chattisgarh wrecked havoc killing their animal and destroying their paddy bundle, on Monday night. The villagers as well as local police and forest personnel had sleepless nights to ward off the unwanted disaster.
Presently, the locations of wild beasts were found in the bordering area of Chattishgarh.
A group of wild elephants killed an ox and destroyed paddy bundle in Birajpur village under Ramkanda Block of the district on Monday night. Janu Singh resident of Birajpur said that at some distance from the house, the villagers came home after burying the cattle inside their Bathan. But in the morning, an animal is dead. While fearing the elephants, other animals have somehow broken the rope and ran away.
After this, elephants’ group reached the village Sirki in Birajpur Panchayat.
They destroyed the paddy bundle of Shailesh Tirky stored in the barn. After that it also damaged the paddy of Gunjan Tirkey kept in the barn. Later, group entered in Barhwa village where also destroyed paddy bundle and ruined potato plant.