Maharashtra elephant tramples man to death in Telangana's Asifabad

U Sudhakar Reddy / TNN / Updated: Apr 4, 2024, 09:22 IST

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In Koutala mandal, Burepally, Telangana, an elephant trampled Alluri Shankar to death. The male sub-adult, mentioned by chief wildlife warden Mohan Chandra Pargein, entered from Maharashtra's border villages. Niraj Tiberwal and KTR Shantaram are monitoring.

Maharashtra elephant tramples man to death in Telangana's Asifabad

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HYDERABAD: An elephant, that entered Telangana from Maharashtra, trampled a man to death in Burepally village in Kumuram Bheem (KB) Asifabad district on Wednesday.
The male sub-adult elephant entered Burepally in Koutala mandal from the border villages of Maharashtra.
Around 3pm, the elephant ventured into the agricultural field of Alluri Shankar and trampled him to death, Telangana chief wildlife warden Mohan Chandra Pargein said.
The forest staff immediately informed police and revenue officials.

The joint teams from forest, police, and revenue have been directed to ensure no villagers venture out of their houses until further instructions. Extensive announcements have been made in all adjacent habitations by villagers, including sarpanches and MPP members," Pargein added. "Crackers have been procured to chase away, if required, the elephant," he said.
Asifabad DFO Niraj Tiberwal and field director KTR Shantaram are closely monitoring the situation from the spot with local police and revenue officials. Joint teams were monitoring elephant's movement to chase away wild animal. Maharashtra officials said a herd had entered Gadchiroli forest two days back and sub-adult elephant had separated from the herd and moved to southern part of Maharashtra. The elephant entered Telangana crossing Pranhita," chief wildlife warden said.
The issue has been brought to govt's notice. "Compensation for death is being arranged for family of the deceased," an official said.

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U Sudhakar Reddy

Sudhakar Reddy Udumula is the Editor (Investigation) at the Times of India, Hyderabad. Following the trail of migration and drought across the rustic landscape of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Sudhakar reported extensively on government apathy, divisive politics, systemic gender discrimination, agrarian crisis and the will to survive great odds. His curiosity for peeking behind the curtain triumphed over the criminal agenda of many scamsters in the highest political and corporate circles, making way for breaking stories such as Panama Papers Scam, Telgi Stamp Paper Scam, and many others. His versatility in reporting extended to red corridors of left-wing extremism where the lives of security forces and the locals in Maoist-affected areas were key points of investigation. His knack for detail provided crucial evidence of involvement from overseas in terrorist bombings in Hyderabad.

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