Ganga Gurung (39) of Narayani Municipality-12 died on the spot after the pachyderm attacked her in a grassland of the Chitwan National Park, according to Chief of the Area Police Office, Dibyanagar Ram Kishore Shaha.

Gurung had gone to the grassland to collect fodder for her cattle when the incident took place.

The incident was reported by Gurung's friend who had accompanied her.

Her body has been brought to Bharatpur Hospital for post-mortem, police said.