A lady was trampled to demise, whereas two different ladies had escaped with accidents when a herd of wild elephants attacked them near Mallanur railway station in Kuppam mandal in the early hours of Friday.
According to data, Usha (36), a every day wager, used to shuttle between Mallanur railway station and Bengaluru. As traditional, she alongside along with her two ladies colleagues was on the best way to board a prepare on the railway station from their native village close by Parthichenu, when a herd of jumbos charged at them. Usha was trampled to demise, whereas her companions acquired minor accidents and will take cowl in the thickets.
The deceased lady is a widow, with three youngsters. Her son (17) works in a bakery, whereas her daughter (15) is claimed to be a college dropout, and one other daughter was married.
Forest officers mentioned that at current two wild elephants are on the prowl, each as loners although becoming a member of regularly, in addition to a 14-member herd, roaming alongside varied instructions on the southwestern elements of the Koundinya elephant mission sanctuary.
Given the proximity of the wild elephants to the railway observe on the Chennai-Bengaluru part, the forest officers had sought the railway authorities to maintain surveillance on the visitors. The lady’s physique was shifted to the federal government hospital at Kuppam for post-mortem. Senior forest officers are monitoring the scenario.
