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Chhattisgarh: 55-year-old man trampled to death by wild elephant in forest

A 55-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Chhattisagrh's Jashpur district, police said on Sunday.

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A 55-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Chhattisagrh's Jashpur district, police said on Sunday.

55-year-old man, Prem Sai went inside Kudeldab forests to pick woods when he was attacked by the elephant.

The incident occurred last evening in the forest adjacent to Dadpani village under Kansabel police station limits when Prem Sai was returning home from his field, a local police official told news agency. 

While returning, Sai went inside Kudeldab forests to pick woods when he was attacked by the elephant, he said.

On getting the information, Forest and police personnel rushed to the spot and sent Sai's body for postmortem, the official said.

The kin of the deceased have been given an instant relief amount of Rs 25,000 by Forest department, he added.

Thickly-forested northern Chhattisgarh, comprising Surguja, Korba, Raigarh, Jashpur and Korea districts, is notorious for human elephant conflicts.

The region has witnessed several killings of tribals and widespread damage to houses and crops by rogue elephants in the past. 

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