In a first in Telangana State, an elephant, which strayed from the neighbouring state of Maharashtra, trampled a farmer of Kumram Bheem Asifabad district to death on Wednesday.
As per the details shared by the Telangana Forest Department, a male sub-adult elephant entered the Burepally village of Koutala mandal of the district via Maharashtra border. The Forest Department’s Karjelly range staff started patrolling the border area on receipt of the information from Maharashtra.
At around 3 p.m., the pachyderm ventured into the agricultural fields of Burepally village and attacked a farmer named Alluri Shankar resulting in his death.
