65-year-old woman trampled to death by tusker in Pauri

Dehradun

: A woman who had gone to bring fodder for her livestock along with her friends was attacked and killed by a jumbo in Sukhro forest beat of Lansdowne forest division. The elephant also attacked another woman of the group and she is undergoing treatment in a hospital.

Pradeep Uniyal, Kotdwar range officer, told media persons, “A group of women of Shivpur area ventured into the forest area of Sukhro beat to fetch grass for their cattle when an elephant attacked Kunti Devi, who died on the spot. Another woman Damyanti Devi (55) also sustained injuries in the attack. The jumbo lifted the women with its tusk and threw them in the nearby bushes.”

The women were taken to the nearest hospital where the doctors declared Kunti Devi dead. Meanwhile, the condition of Damayanti continues to remain critical.

The official added that other women of the group tried to save the two victims by throwing stones at the charging elephant. The incident has left the villagers in a state of shock.