Tusker kills man, hurts two in Odisha’s Balasore

BALASORE: An elephant, in search of food, trampled a 45-year-old man to death and damaged three houses in Banida village in the Jaleswar wildlife range of Balasore division early on Friday.

The deceased, Suryakant Barik was mentally challenged. He was initially taken to Jaleswar community health centre and later shifted to Fakir Mohan Medical College as his condition deteriorated, where doctors declared him dead.

The tusker which had been roaming near Ulmora area for several days entered Barik Sahi ward no 13 of Banida village under Sugo Panchayat on Thursday night. The incident occurred during early hours when Suryakant had an encounter with the elephant while roaming on the village road. The tusker trampled and tossed him to the roadside causing severe injuries.