The deceased has been identified as Krishna Kumari Rai, 84, of Budhabare-5, according to the District Forest Office, Jhapa.[break]
With this, the number of people losing their lives in elephant attack has reached seven in Jhapa district in the current fiscal year.
The wild elephant attacked Rai while she was walking outside the house at 5:30 am. She died while undergoing treatment at Bhadrapur-based Mechi Zonal Hospital.
Meanwhile, Rs. 50,000 will be provided to the family members of the deceased today as a relief, said Chief of the District Forest Office, Bishnu Bhandari.
He said the amount is to be provided to the family of the deceased as per the policy of the government to provide Rs. 300,000 to the family of one, who loses his/her life in elephant attack, as a relief.
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