KANCHANPUR: A 60-year-old woman died after being trampled by a herd of wild elephants in Shuklaphanta Municipality-2, Kanchanpur, on Tuesday night.
According to the Jhalari Area Police Office, the victim has been identified as Laxmi Dagaura, a resident of Shuklaphanta-2. She died on the spot after being attacked by the elephants.
The herd entered Tarapur settlement, located within the vicinity of Shuklaphanta National Park, and damaged Dagaura’s house before trampling her to death, said local resident Chhabilal Dagaura of Ranipur.
Laxmi and her husband, Mohan Dagaura, were sleeping inside their house when the elephants entered the settlement. While Laxmi was killed in the attack, her husband managed to escape unharmed.
A joint team comprising personnel from the Nepali Army, Nepal Police and Shuklaphanta National Park authorities has reached the incident site.
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