He was identified as Abhisekh Nayak, 20, of Masania. He was excited to see the wild elephants near his village. To make the moment memorable, he tried to take a selfie with the animal, locals said.
The villagers were in a state of fear during last two days as a herd of elephant entered into the area. Nayak had gone with a few locals to the woods to have a glimpse of the wild elephants. Without realising the risk involved, he went to one of the wild elephants to take a selfie with the pachyderm. The violent animal chased him and attacked him.
Motanga police station inspector-in-charge PK Tripathy said the locals immediately came to Nayak's rescue and admitted him to the district headquarters hospital at Dhenkanal. Later, he was shifted to a private hospital in Bhubaneswar, he added.
He is undergoing treatment in AMRI hospital here. "He has received multiple injuries in his body. His abdomen is severely injured. We have operated on his body. He is now in surgical ICU. But his condition is stable," said AMRI Hospital Bhubaneswar vice chairman Salil Mohanty.
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