A woman died following an elephant attack at Vadur village in Sakaleshpur taluk of Hassan on Friday morning. Kavitha, 37, an agricultural labourer, was found seriously injured near her house. She succumbed a couple of hours later at the government hospital in Hassan.
According to locals, Kavitha had gone out of her house to answer nature’s call when she came under attack. Kavitha, who lost her husband due to health reasons a few months ago, is survived by two sons, working in bakeries in Hyderabad. Following her husband’s death, she had returned to her mother’s place and was earning her living by working in coffee estates.
More than 90 people have died in elephant attacks in Hassan district in the last 20 years. Representatives of pro-Kannada organisations staged a protest at the mortuary in Hassan, condemning the deaths. They urged the State Government to take measures to stop the elephant menace. The Forest Department officials met the family members.
