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Indian tourist killed in elephant attack in Nepal

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Press Trust of India Kathmandu
A 22-year-old Indian woman tourist was today killed after a wild elephant attacked her inside a national park in Nepal's Chitwan district.

Sneha Kanpara was attacked by the tusker inside the Chitwan National Park, located some 200 km south of the capital city of Kathmandu, police was quoted as saying by the Himalayn Times.

Kanpara was criticaly injured in the attack and she was rushed to the Bharatpur-based Chitwan Medical College, where she was declared brought.

Meanwhile, other members of the Kanpara family from Gujarat managed to save themselves from the attack, police said.

Wild elephants from the Chitwan National Park are regularly brought to the Breeding Centre for mating.
 

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First Published: Jan 10 2017 | 5:14 PM IST

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