Elderly Woman Trampled To Death By Elephant
The elephant reportedly charged at her, chased her down and trampled her, causing severe injuries that led to her death on the spot.
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2025-04-29 12:28 GMT
Mangaluru: A 65-year-old woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant while she was engaged in rubber tapping at a plantation in Kolthige village near Puttur on Monday morning. The deceased, identified as Sellamma, a resident of Kaniyaru CRC Colony, was working as a rubber tapper for the Karnataka Forest Development Corporation (KFDC) and lived alone.
According to a complaint filed by her son T. Yogaraj, Sellamma had gone to work on Tuesday as usual and was tapping rubber between 7 am and 8 am in the Hartyadka area, about 70 kms from Mangaluru, when a wild elephant attacked her. The elephant reportedly charged at her, chased her down and trampled her, causing severe injuries that led to her death on the spot.
The Bellare Police have registered a case under Unnatural Death Report (UDR) and are investigating the incident. Following the death, forest officials, KFDC authorities, the Sullia circle inspector, and personnel from the Bellare police station visited the location and conducted an inspection.