Latehar (Jharkhand), March 6 An elderly man was killed by a wild elephant in Latehar district, Jharkhand, a forest official said on Friday.
The incident occurred around 10 pm on Thursday in Bhandar Toli village, under the Chandwa Police Station, when he went outside his house to relieve himself, a senior officer said.
The deceased was identified as Tibhru Ganjhu.
"According to the family, Ganjhu had gone out of the house at night to relieve himself. A wild elephant that had strayed from the forest suddenly attacked him," said Chandwa forest range officer Nand Kumar Mehta.
Upon receiving information about the incident, a forest team reached the village and provided immediate relief of Rs 40,000 to the next of kin of the deceased, he said.
The remaining compensation amount will be provided to the family after the official procedure is completed, Mehta said.
The Jharkhand government provides Rs 4 lakh as compensation in case of the death of a person in an elephant attack.
