An elderly woman died after being attacked by a wild elephant at Mechinagar Municipality-10 in Jhapa on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Panna Devi Saha (80), Mechinagar ward 10 Chairperson Narayan Khanal said. He said the elephant attacked her on the road while she was on her way to pick flowers to offer worship.

A permanent resident of Silgudhi, she has been living in her daughter's house for the past one year.

Only six days ago too, a wild tusker had killed Giren Karmakar (53) of Halidibari Rural Municipality-2 while he was collecting mushrooms. Chief of Division Forest Office, Jhapa Meghraj Rai said that at least eight people have lost their lives in tusker attacks in Jhapa in the current fiscal year.