Jhapa, Oct 20: A 70-year-old woman was killed and an elderly man injured in an elephant attack at Janata Chowk in Bahradashi Rural Municipality-2, Jhapa, on Monday morning.
The deceased has been identified as Lajuma Khatun, a resident of the area.
According to Ranjan Awal, Information Officer at the District Police Office, Jhapa, Khatun was attacked by two elephants near the Biring River while she was out on her morning walk.
She sustained serious injuries and died on the way to the Provincial Hospital in Bhadrapur. Her body has been kept at the hospital for a post-mortem examination.
Likewise, Jhakku Rajbanshi, 73, who was walking with Khatun, was also seriously injured in the attack.
He is receiving treatment at a local hospital in Birtamod, police said.
