Elephants kill two in Chhattisgarh

Times of India
15 December 2008

RAIPUR: A herd of 13 wild elephants entered a village in Korea district of Chhattisgarh and trampled to death two villagers on Saturday. The pachyderms also destroyed several houses and huts.

According to Korea divisional forest officer KK Khelwar, the herd of pachyderms entered Sunderpur village under Sonhat janpad panchayat and destroyed several huts and houses.

Sensing danger, the villagers fled to a safe distance, but one Dhayan Singh, 50, went near the herd saying that Lord Ganesha had come to his village and he would touch the elephants' feet. All the villagers tried their level best to convince him to remain at a safe distance but Dhayan did not pay heed and went near the elephants and got killed.

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