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Belur (Hassan dist): A 47-year-old woman was killed in a wild elephant attack at Bommanahalli village in Belur taluk, Hassan district, on Friday.
Susheelamma (47), who was working in the coffee estate at Bommanahalli, died on the spot.
It is said that Susheelamma was busy with her work when a wild elephant suddenly attacked her. It caught hold of Susheelamma with its trunk and flung her down. It also stomped on her head, leaving her dead on the spot.
Forest department officials rushed to the spot.
The villagers expressed their outrage over the failure of the department in preventing deaths due to man-animal conflict. They also staged a protest by torching tyres and blocking the road.
Four people have died of wild jumbo menace in the district in the last two months.