Bhawanipatna: A 45-year-old woman was trampled to death by an elephant in Odisha’s Kalahandi district, police said Saturday.
The incident happened in Surengpadar village in M Rampur block, they said.
Nilanti Majhi, a tribal, came face to face with the wild elephant when she was going to a nearby stream to wash clothes Friday evening. The elephant chased her and trampled her to death, they added.
Forest Range Officer of M Rampur Asit Kumar Dash said her body was sent for post-mortem examination and financial assistance will be given to her family as per the law.
PTI