12 houses destroyed, one villager killed in elephant attack

Jashpur: In Jashpur district, elephants crushed a villager to death. It is being told that suddenly elephants entered the village, from which he was taking his family to a safe place to save them, then the elephants attacked. The whole matter is of Dummerdand village Bilaspur of Narayanpur police station area.

According to the information received, elephants attacked the villager’s house last midnight. The name of the villager who died is Jagarnath Ram (55). It is being told that a tusker elephant has destroyed about 10 to 12 houses in 3 to 4 villages.

The family members of the deceased said that when the elephant started destroying the houses, everyone woke up. Jagarnath was running to another place with his family to save his life due to the sound of the elephant, when the elephant attacked. The family members somehow saved their lives and ran away. Jagarnath died in agony.