New Delhi: While wolves have been terrorizing the people of Uttar Pradesh, wild elephants are causing devastation in Chhattisgarh. In the past month alone, five people have lost their lives in elephant attacks, as the region faces growing challenges from these wild animals. According to reports from local officials, a 65-year-old woman was tragically killed in Chhattisgarhs Korba district by a wild elephant. The incident occurred on Friday night in the Balko forest range, near the village of Baghmara. The elephant attacked the woman, identified as Bhalai Bai, and her husband while they were sleeping in their hut located in an agricultural field. Survivors escape Bhalai Bais husband managed to flee the scene, narrowly escaping the fatal attack. Unfortunately, his wife was not so lucky and became the elephants victim. Following this, the same elephant continued its rampage, killing two bulls in the same area.The Divisional Forest Officer of Korba Forest Division, Arvind PM, confirmed that the wild elephant had been involved in multiple deadly incidents. After receiving reports of the attack, forest and police officials reached the location and transported the body for a postmortem.Previous attacks in KorbaThis recent attack brings the total number of fatalities caused by the same elephant to five in just 30 days. On September 4, an elderly man in the Katghora forest division was also trampled to death by the elephant. Three women in separate locations within the same forest division were killed by the animal on August 8.Government responseIn response to the growing crisis, authorities have offered immediate financial relief to the victims families. The family of Bhalai Bai has already received ₹25,000 as initial compensation, with the remaining ₹5.75 lakh to be disbursed according to official procedures.Chhattisgarhs wildlife authorities are now closely monitoring the situation, as efforts to prevent further attacks by the wild elephant continue.
