Archive · 24 Jul 2025
Elephants Kill Three, Including Toddler, in Chhattisgarh
In Chhattisgarh, two elephants, one a mother and her calf, tragically killed three people.
The first attack happened around 2 am when a toddler sleeping outside was killed.
The elephants then went to another village and killed two more people.
Forest officials have formed teams to track the elephants and are giving money to the families of those who died.
The area has seen more and more of these kinds of attacks between people and elephants in recent years.
Two elephants killed three people, including a toddler, in Chhattisgarh.
The incidents occurred in two adjacent villages within the Lailunga forest range.
The elephants, a female and her calf, attacked residents sleeping outside their homes.
Forest officials provided immediate aid to the victims' families.
Human-elephant conflict has increased in the region over the last decade.
- Who
- A female elephant and her calf killed three people.
- What
- Two elephants killed three people.
- When
- Wednesday, with one incident around 2 am.
- Where
- Two villages in Chhattisgarh's Raigarh district.
- Why
- The cause of the attacks is not explicitly stated.
- Location
- Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh
- Victims
- Three people, including a toddler
- Perpetrators
- Female elephant and calf
- Forest Division
- Dharamjaigarh
- Immediate Aid
- Rs 25,000 to each family