JHAPA, March 28: A woman was killed in an attack by a wild elephant at Shivasatakshi Municipality in Jhapa district. Her husband was injured in the same incident that took place on Wednesday in the forest area of Ratuwamai Afforestation Project at Shivasatakshi-11.
Pabitra Bhetuwal,60, died on the spot and her husband Dilip Bhetuwal, 62, was injured in the incident, said Dhundiraj Giri, Police Inspector at the District Police Office. They had gone to the forest to collect fodder for the cattle and firewood.
A police team from the Jhiljhile Area Police Office located seven kilometers south of the incident site rescued Dilip and took him to the Purnatung Birta City Hospital for treatment. He has suffered injuries in the mouth, limbs and various parts of his body.
Five people have been killed in attacks by wild elephants in Jhapa district in the past eight months.
The wild elephant damaged the houses of Nanda Prasad Poudel and Durga Basnet at Bahraghare of Arjundhara Municipality-9 on Wednesday. It has also consumed paddy stored in the cowshed.
On Tuesday, wild elephants destroyed and ate up the maize crop on the field of Aaitraj Limboo at Kamal Rural Municipality-5.
Similarly, wild elephants pulled down the houses of Tanka Prasad Poudel, Chhunu Danuwar and Dhanasingh Tamang at Fokandanda, Mechinagar Municipality-3 in the district on Sunday, police said.