Wild Elephant Attack in Kanchanpur Kills Minor, Injures Elderly Woman

Dhangadhi. A minor girl has died and an elderly woman has been seriously injured in a wild elephant attack in Laljhandi Rural Municipality of Kanchanpur.

According to the District Police Office Kanchanpur, the wild elephant attacked Kisan Singh Saud's house in Dhakka Chhandev, Ward No. 6 of Laljhandi Rural Municipality, at around 2:30 AM on Sunday morning.

When the elephant began attacking the house, Kisan Singh's 55-year-old mother, Parbati Saud, and 6-year-old daughter, Rojina Saud, were attacked by the elephant while fleeing the house to save their lives.

Upon receiving information at 3:30 AM about the incident, a police team was dispatched from the Area Police Office, Shankarapur. The injured were immediately rescued and given initial treatment at R.M. Hospital, Jhalari. However, as the condition of both remained serious, they were referred to Dhangadhi for further treatment.

District Police Office Kanchanpur's Information Officer and Deputy Superintendent of Police, Hem Bahadur Shahi, informed that 6-year-old girl Rojina Saud died at 6:15 AM this morning during treatment at Navajeevan Hospital in Dhangadhi. Grandmother Parbati Saud is currently undergoing treatment.

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