Representative image of wild elephants.
Credit: DH Photo
Belur, Hassan district: A 45-year-old woman labourer was killed in a wild jumbo attack at Ankihalli in Belur taluk of Hassan district, on Friday.
Chandramma (45) of Gajendrapura of Belur taluk is the deceased. She was on her way to work, when the elephant attacked her.
Around 12 women labourers were on their way to work, when a herd of five wild jumbos attacked them.
All the women ran helter-skelter to save their lives. But, a jumbo caught hold of Chandramma with its trunk, flung her and trampled her. She died on the spot.
Forest and Police department personnel visited the spot.
The wild jumbo menace is on the rise in the Malnad region and most of man-animal conflict victims are labourers, the locals complained.
They staged a protest alleging that the forest department had not been taking steps to relocate wild jumbos despite repeated appeals.