Woman killed in elephant attack in KarnatakaA severely injured Anita was being shifted to Shivamogga hospital after receiving first aid at Balehonnur hospital. However, she breathed her last en route.
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Chikkamagaluru: A young woman was killed in an elephant attack near Bannur of Narasimharajapura taluk in Chikkamagaluru on Wednesday night.
The deceased has been identified as Anita (25). She was a native of Honnali in Davanagere taluk. She was working as a plantation worker at an estate belonging to Shashishekhar in Bannur and was staying in a line house of a coffee estate.
The incident happened at 9 pm in Wednesday when she was returning from work.
A severely injured Anita was being shifted to Shivamogga hospital after receiving first aid at Balehonnur hospital. However, she breathed her last en route.
A case is registered at Balehonnur police station.