The residents of Balehonnur in Karnataka’s Chikkamagaluru district noticed a bandh Monday, demanding that the federal government take motion on the difficulty of human-animal battle after two folks had been killed in elephant assaults inside 5 days.
On Sunday night, an elephant trampled a farmer to loss of life at Andavane Jagara of Huyigere grama panchayat in Chikkamagaluru. The deceased was recognized as Sabraya Gowda, 64. In accordance with sources, an elephant was crossing right into a plantation and got here into contact with a fence. As Gowda approached the fence, listening to the elephant’s loud cry, it trampled him to loss of life, stated sources.
On July 23, Anitha, a local of Honnalli within the Davanagere district, died after an elephant attacked her close to Balehonnur. Anitha, who was working at a espresso property, reportedly encountered an elephant whereas on her strategy to the employees’ colony. The elephant attacked her, and she or he died whereas being transported to the hospital, stated sources.
Numerous farmer associations and residents led the protest in Balehonnur. Minister of Forest, Ecology and Atmosphere Eshwar Khadre Monday expressed his condolences. “Compensation can be supplied to the relations of the victims, and I’ve directed the forest officers to seize the elephants,” he stated.
In accordance with knowledge from the forest division, 254 folks have died in Karnataka within the final 5 years because of wild animal assaults. Over 2024 and 2025, 42 deaths have already been reported. Roughly 70 per cent of those fatalities are attributed to assaults by tigers, elephants, and leopards.