India News | Woman Trampled to Death by Wild Elephants in Latehar
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A woman was trampled to death by wild elephants in Jharkhand's Latehar district, Forest Department officials said on Friday.
Latehar, Sep 10 (PTI) A woman was trampled to death by wild elephants in Jharkhand's Latehar district, Forest Department officials said on Friday.
Malida Devi, a resident of Kuchila village in the Betla forest range, went to the field along with two women on Thursday, they said.
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A wild elephant and her calf after straying into the area, suddenly attacked Malida, killing her on the spot, they added.
The two women accompanying her, however, managed to escape.
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Betla Ranger Prem Prasad said that after being informed about the incident, a team was sent to the area to gather details.
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