While forest department officials were busy trying to trap tigress T1 in Pandharkawda, an elephant, ironically one of those brought to capture her, escaped and headed to a nearby village, killing a woman in its path. The woman was working near her house in Ralegaon taluka early on Wednesday, when the elephant attacked her. It then ran on to the highway and injured another villager. Forest department officials had a hard time capturing it. The incident took place at Chahand village in Ralegaon taluka near Pandharkawda. The woman who lost her life was Archana Kulsange, 30.

'Probe how it escaped'
The sarpanch of the neighbouring Wedshi village, Ankush Muneshwar said, "It's a very unfortunate event, and the forest department should investigate how the elephant left the location, and ran towards the village killing the woman who was working in a field." Villagers said that the elephant left the base camp around 6 am and ran towards their village.