The forest officers have cordoned off all the space. (Representational)
Hyderabad:
A 35-year-old farmer died after being attacked by a wild elephant in Kumaram Bheem Asifabad district of Telangana on Wednesday, the forest division stated.
The incident occurred on the outskirts of Burepalli village in Chinthalamanepally mandal of the district when the sufferer was working in an agricultural discipline, they stated.
“For the primary time a wild elephant entered Telangana from Maharashtra… there aren’t any wild elephants in Telangana. It appears a herd of 70-75 elephants is transferring alongside the opposite aspect of Pranahita river in Maharashtra. One of many elephants–a male tusker, strayed into Telangana by crossing Pranahita,” a senior forest division official advised information company PTI.
“Our Maharashtra counterparts had knowledgeable us upfront in regards to the motion (of elephants) and we now have been monitoring. We had requested the villagers to not enterprise that aspect. Regardless of our warning one individual had gone to the sphere the place he was attacked by the elephant and died,” the official stated.
The forest officers have cordoned off all the space to guarantee that elephant doesn’t enter the village, he stated.
“… if the elephant doesn’t return by tonight, then tomorrow we should drive it away,” the official added.
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