Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Man killed in Surajpur elephant attack; calf dies in Raigarh
Two elephant-related deaths were reported in Chhattisgarh.
In Surajpur, a man named Pramod Rajwade went missing and was later found dead in a field.
Officials believe a wild elephant trampled him.
His family received Rs 25,000 in immediate assistance.
In Raigarh, a baby female elephant was found dead in a pond.
Officials think the calf may have drowned.
The calf had been traveling with a herd of about 50 elephants.
Experts will examine its organs to learn exactly how it died.
These incidents happened in a region where people and elephants have often come into conflict.
Pramod Rajwade of Darhora village was found dead in a paddy field in Surajpur district after being missing since Monday.
Officials said a preliminary investigation indicated that Rajwade was trampled by a wild elephant.
The forest department provided Rajwade’s family immediate financial assistance of Rs 25,000.
A roughly one-month-old female elephant calf was found dead in a pond in Chhaedoria village, Raigarh district.
The calf was suspected to have drowned, and its organs will be examined by the Indian Veterinary Research Institute to determine the exact cause of death.
- Who
- Pramod Rajwade was killed in Surajpur; a female elephant calf died in Raigarh. Forest officials investigated both incidents.
- What
- A man was reportedly trampled by a wild elephant, while an elephant calf was found dead in a pond.
- When
- Rajwade had been missing since Monday and was found on Wednesday; the calf was found on Wednesday morning. The report was dated September 30.
- Where
- The man was found in a paddy field in Darhora village, Pratappur area, Surajpur district, Chhattisgarh. The calf was found in a pond in Chhaedoria village under the Tamnar forest range, Raigarh district.
- Why
- Officials suspected an elephant attack in the man’s death and drowning in the calf’s death; further examination will determine the calf’s exact cause of death.
- Human victim
- Pramod Rajwade, a resident of Darhora village
- Human death location
- A paddy field in Surajpur district
- Family assistance
- Rs 25,000 provided immediately
- Elephant calf
- Female, approximately one month old
- Calf location
- A pond in Chhaedoria village, Raigarh district
- Herd size
- Approximately 50 elephants
- Further examination
- The calf’s organs will be sent to the Indian Veterinary Research Institute in Bareilly