Wild elephant tramples woman to death in Nilgiris
The deceased has been identified as Lakshmi, who was aged around 70 years.
She was a retired TANTEA (Tamil Nadu Tea Plantation Corporation Limited) worker.
Lakshmi, who was residing in the TANTEA quarters in Pandalur, went out around 6 am on Tuesday to use a restroom situated just a few meters from the quarters. According to forest range officer Sanjeevi, the misty conditions made visibility very low, causing Lakshmi not to notice the elephant's presence near the restroom. The elephant attacked her, and she died on the spot.
Postmortem was conducted on the body in the government hospital in Pandalur.
Forest officials provided an initial compensation of Rs 50,000 to the victim's family.
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