<p>Two women died in separate incidents after they were attacked by elephants in interior Thithimathi and Palibetta villages here on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The victims have been identified as Puttichanda Poovamma (70), a resident of Kavadi village near Ammatthi, and Lakshmi (35), a resident of Thithimati village.<br /><br />According to the police, Poovamma was walking outside her daughter’s house in Palibetta at around 7.30 am, when an elephant strayed into the front yard and trampled her to death. <br /><br />She was severely injured and died on the spot, they said. Her body was sent to Gonikoppal for an autopsy, the police added.<br /><br />In another incident, Lakshmi, a resident of Vinayaka Nagar in Thithimathi, was headed towards the forest at around 9.30 am, when a wild elephant attacked her. She died on the spot, the police said.<br /><br />Assistant Conservator of Forest Sripathi, Matthigod Wildlife Division Range Forest Officer Kiran and Thithimati Division RFO Gopal visited the Hunsur wildlife division.<br /><br />Bandh<br />Gonikoppal traders’ association called for a bandh from 3 pm to 4 pm on Monday, demanding compensation to the victims’ families. <br /><br />They have also demanded strict measures to be taken to stop the attacks by wild animals. <br /><br />Association chief Sunil Madappa urged the government to ensure such incidents do not repeat in the future.<br /><br /><br /></p>
<p>Two women died in separate incidents after they were attacked by elephants in interior Thithimathi and Palibetta villages here on Monday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The victims have been identified as Puttichanda Poovamma (70), a resident of Kavadi village near Ammatthi, and Lakshmi (35), a resident of Thithimati village.<br /><br />According to the police, Poovamma was walking outside her daughter’s house in Palibetta at around 7.30 am, when an elephant strayed into the front yard and trampled her to death. <br /><br />She was severely injured and died on the spot, they said. Her body was sent to Gonikoppal for an autopsy, the police added.<br /><br />In another incident, Lakshmi, a resident of Vinayaka Nagar in Thithimathi, was headed towards the forest at around 9.30 am, when a wild elephant attacked her. She died on the spot, the police said.<br /><br />Assistant Conservator of Forest Sripathi, Matthigod Wildlife Division Range Forest Officer Kiran and Thithimati Division RFO Gopal visited the Hunsur wildlife division.<br /><br />Bandh<br />Gonikoppal traders’ association called for a bandh from 3 pm to 4 pm on Monday, demanding compensation to the victims’ families. <br /><br />They have also demanded strict measures to be taken to stop the attacks by wild animals. <br /><br />Association chief Sunil Madappa urged the government to ensure such incidents do not repeat in the future.<br /><br /><br /></p>
