The animal pulled the corpse of its victim from the cremation pyre, throwing it far away.
A 70-year-old Indian woman has died following being trampled by an elephantwhich later appeared at his funeral and attacked his lifeless body.
The incident occurred last Saturday in the village of Raipallocated in the ddistrict of Mayurbhanj of Odishawhere the victim, identified as Maya Murmu (70), was collecting water from a well.
According to information from the Indian media The Printthe elephant would have come out of the Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary. For unknown reasons, the pachyderm trampled the old womanwho later passed away at the local hospital due to the severity of his injuries.
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The unusual thing is that while the relatives carried out the funeral of Murmu, the elephant appeared in the place, attacking the corpse of his victim.
The animal ttook the body from the cremation pyreHe threw it away and fled.
The same media reported that the funeral ceremony was resumed hours later.
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