Three including minor boy killed in elephant rampage in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh, panic grips villages
The victims were asleep inside their mud house when the elephants rolled the boy and woman in their trunk and threw them on ground. Besides, a man was trampled by elephants after he came under the debris of the house, the pachyderms damaged.
The deadly rampage unfolded across Gosaidih and Mohanpur villages in Dharamjaigarh Forest Division in Raigarh. Eyewitnesses said the elephants first stormed into the villages, damaging several mud and brick homes, and then targeted fleeing residents.
The two pachyderms then went to Mohanpur village and attacked Santara Bai Rathiya and Purushottam Khadia, leading to their death, Jitendra Upadhyay, Divisional Forest Officer of Dharamjaigarh told reporters.
The DFO said that the team of forest department was alerted and separate teams rushed to the spot for rescue as well as recovering the bodies.
An immediate aid of Rs 25,000 was provided to the kin of each deceased.
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Forest officials said that the same elephant and calf had previously killed a villager in Bakaruma village a few days ago. The pair has been moving erratically through different villages, leaving a trail of destruction.
Many residents have fled their homes, seeking refuge in safer areas.
Angry villagers have accused the forest department of failing to issue timely warnings or provide adequate protection. Demands are growing for night patrols, emergency alert systems, and rapid response forest squads to prevent further casualties.
DFO said that teams of forest personnel are closely monitoring the movement of elephants and alerting locals. Over 320 people were killed in such incidents over the last five years.
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