Chhattisgarh Man Trampled To Death By Wild Elephants In Korba District

Chhattisgarh Man Trampled By Elephants: "Tilsingh Gond was returning home after meeting some relatives in another village, when he encountered a herd of pachyderms crossing the road," Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Katghora Shama Farooqui said.

A 65-year-old villager was trampled to death by a herd of wild elephants on a national highway in Korba district of Chhattisgarh, a forest official said on Thursday. Tilsingh Gond, a resident of Gursian Jhaliyamuda village under Katghora Forest Division, was attacked by tuskers on National Highway 130 late on Wednesday night, the official said. "Tilsingh Gond was returning home after meeting some relatives in another village, when he encountered a herd of pachyderms crossing the road," Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Katghora Shama Farooqui said. The victim and another villager identified as Akbar were pushing the former's two-wheeler, which had run out of petrol, she said, adding that while Akbar managed to escape, Tilsingh Gond was trampled to death.