Bidar, Jan. 13 -- Forest, Ecology and Environment Minister Eshwar B Khandre on Tuesday expressed deep grief over the death of a 40-year-old woman in a wild elephant attack in Mugali village of Sakleshpur taluk of Hassan district.

He has instructed senior officials of the wildlife department to immediately rush to the site and take the necessary steps to either return the elephant to the forest or capture it.

He has also instructed the Hassan Chief Conservator of Forests and the Deputy Conservator of Forests to immediately go to the site and address the situation.

"Every life is precious; a lost life cannot be brought back", Eshwar B Khandre said. Minister Khandre expressed deep sorrow over the tragic death and assured the victim's fami...