MP Hikes Compensation for Wild Animal Attack Fatalities to Rs 25 Lakh

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh government on Sunday hiked compensation to kin of those killed in wild animal attacks to Rs 25 lakh from Rs 8 lakh.

anuncement was made a day after an elephant trampled two men to death near Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Umaria district.

“We have decided to raise compensation for loss of lives due to wild animal attacks from Rs 8 lakh to 25 lakh. We have also covered families of two persons who were killed (in elephant attacks) in Umaria under it,” Chief Minister Mohan Yadav told PTI.

more-than-three-fold rise came hours after forest minister Pradeep Ahirwar handed over compensation of Rs 8 lakh each to victims’ families in Umaria district.

An elephant, captured on Sunday evening, had killed Ramratan Yadav (50) in Devra vill, some 10 kilometres from tiger reserve, when he went to answer nature's call previous day.

It also trampled to death Bhairav Kol (35) in Brahe vill in buffer zone of Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve and n injured Malu Sahu (32) in Banka just outside protected forest.

reserve is w under spotlight over death of 10 elephants in about 72 years. 

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