Hyderabad:
A 35-year-old farmer died after being attacked by a wild elephant in Kumaram Bheem Asifabad district of Telangana on Wednesday, the forest division stated.
The incident occurred on the outskirts of Burepalli village in Chinthalamanepally mandal of the district when the sufferer was working in an agricultural subject, they stated.
“For the first time a wild elephant entered Telangana from Maharashtra… there are no wild elephants in Telangana. It seems a herd of 70-75 elephants is moving along the other side of Pranahita river in Maharashtra. One of the elephants–a male tusker, strayed into Telangana by crossing Pranahita,” a senior forest division official instructed information company PTI.
“Our Maharashtra counterparts had informed us in advance about the movement (of elephants) and we have been monitoring. We had requested the villagers not to venture that side. In spite of our warning one person had gone to the field where he was attacked by the elephant and died,” the official stated.
The forest officers have cordoned off your complete space to make it possible for elephant doesn’t enter the village, he stated.
“… if the elephant does not go back by tonight, then tomorrow we will have to drive it away,” the official added.
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