JASHPUR, Jan. 26 -- A 55-year-old man was crushed to death by a wild elephant in Jashpur district on Saturday, a forest official said.
The incident took place on Saturday morning near Sagjor village on Chhattisgarh-Odisha border, when the victim Anand Prakash Tigga and his wife were waiting for a bus on the road that passes through a dense forest, he said.
The victim's wife was taking him to a hospital in Jashpur town, he added.
A jumbo, who strayed into the area, attacked the victim while his wife ran for cover, the official said.
The elephant lifted the victim with its trunk and threw him on the ground, killing him on the spot, he said.
The deceased's wife managed to reach the nearby village and informed locals who alerted authoritie...