Woman trampled to death by elephant in Hassan district in Karnataka

A woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Tagare village of Bikkodu hobli, Belur taluk, on Saturday (November 14, 2026) evening. Her death in Hassan district triggered protest by local people.Jayamma, aged about 45 years, had gone to graze her sheep in a plantation area near the village when she encountered the elephant.Angered by the death, locals staged a protest. They blamed the negligence of the Forest Department for the death.Many wild elephants have been roaming in parts of Belur, Sakaleshpur and Alur taluks. There have been many instances of human-elephant conflict in the district, particularly in these taluks, leading to constant tension and casulties.In the same taluk, a man had died in suspected elephant attack in Arehalli in Hirehasade village in August. Dharmaraju, 50, had gone missing and found dead later, leading to protests by locals.Incidentally, Saturday also saw another example of human-elephant conflict in Chamarajanagar district, this time involving an elephant.A female elephant was found dead in near Paalya village in the Kollegal Buffer Range of the M.M. Hills forest area. The elephant died due to electrocution after its trunk came into contact with an electric fence installed around a maize farm. The farmer who had insalled the fence has been arrested under the Wildlife (Protection) Act and the Electricity Act. Farmers in the region install such fences to prevent elephants from raiding their crops. Published - November 15, 2026 12:07 pm IST