Odisha: Elderly man killed in elephant attack in Angul

Angul: An elderly man from Maranda village of Bantala range of Angul district was killed in an elephant attack. As per sources, the deceased ‘Jhatak Behra’ was attacked by the elephant while he was going to defecate.

After the death of the old man, slight tension was seen in the village. The forest department has reached the spot and trying to calm down the people.

A herd of 20 elephants are reportedly roaming near the village, which has put the village people in a state of fear.

In a similar incident earlier this month, two women from the Bantala village of Odisha’s Angul district were killed by a tusker while another woman was severely injured when they had gone to a nearby jungle to collect mangoes.

It is pertinent to mention that 10 people have lost their lives in elephant attacks in the district in four months.