Kanchanpur, Feb. 11 -- Amar Bahadur Bista stepped out of his house in Dhakka settlement at around midnight on Saturday to check on his wheat field. He saw a wild elephant that had already entered and destroyed much of the crop. The animal did not stop there. Shortly afterwards, the tusker began tearing down his house. His wife and daughter somehow managed to escape unharmed.

Bista alerted fellow villagers, stating that a tailless elephant had entered the settlement. The animal then moved towards another nearby house and began demolishing it. Inside, Parbati Saud was trying to wake her grandchildren and flee. The elder granddaughter managed to escape on her own, while Parbati attempted to run carrying six-year-old Rejina. At that moment, ...