Boy trampled to death by wild elephant in Odisha

Rourkela, Aug 2 (PTI) A 10-year-old boy was trampled to death by a wild elephant at a village in Odisha’s Sundargarh district, a forest official said.

The incident happened at Amurudi village under the jurisdiction of K Balang police station late last night when the boy was sleeping in his house and the jumbo barged in after pulling down the mud wall, he said.

The deceased, identified as Biswanath Munda, came face to face with the pachyderm which trampled him, while his mother and younger brother managed to escape, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Rourkela, Sanjay Swain, said.

The elephant had stormed the village after getting separated from a herd of about seven jumbos and the incident occurred when the villagers were trying to drive it away, the official said.

The DFO said that the family has been given Rs 20,000 immediately and another Rs 3.8 lakh will be provided after completion of necessary formalities.

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Elephant kills mahout

A 31-year-old mahout was trampled to death by a tusker at the Kottarkavu temple, near Mavelikara, on Wednesday.

The deceased was identified as Reni of Paravur. The police said Evoor Kannan, a 26-year-old elephant belonging to the Evoor Sreekrishna Swami temple, attacked its mahout while being given a bath at the temple compound around 5.15 p.m. The mahout’s body was shifted to the morgue of the District Hospital, Mavelikara.

On March 31, 2013, the elephant had killed its mahout during a festival at the Ambalappuzha Sri Krishnaswamy temple. Following the incident, it had not been paraded in major festivals until last year.

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Elephant kills mahout

ALAPPUZHA: A 31-year-old mahout was trampled to death by a tusker at the Kottarkavu temple, near Mavelikara. The dead was identified as Reni of Paravur. The police said Evoor Kannan, a 26-year-old elephant belonging to the Evoor Sreekrishna Swami temple, attacked its mahout while being given a bath at the temple compound around 5.15 pm. The mahout’s body was shifted to the morgue of the District Hospital, Mavelikara.

On March 31, 2013, the elephant had killed its mahout during a festival at the Ambalappuzha Sri Krishnaswamy temple. Following the incident, it had not been paraded in major festivals until last year.

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