Odisha Current News : Couple trampled to death by elephant in Dhenkanal

Kamakhyanagar/ Bhubaneswar , 26/3/2019 ( Odisha Samachar / Abhishek Mohanty )- : A couple was trampled to death by an elephant near Dudhakateni village under Sadar forest range in Dhenkanal district on Tuesday.

The deceased have been identified as Dambaru Pradhan and his wife Sukanti of Nuachaulia village in the district.

An elephant attacked the two while they were returning home on a bike after witnessing Dola Jatra when the incident took place.

Sukanti died on the spot. However, Sambaru succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at the district headquarters hospital.

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Mahout seriously injured in alleged elephant attack

Idukki: A mahout was seriously injured after he was allegedly attacked by an elephant at a safari centre at Attappallam near Kumily in Idukki on Saturday evening.

The injured has been identified as Rajiv of Thopramkudy. Soon after the attack he was rushed to the Medical College Hospital,Kottayam.

According to police sources, the owner of the elephant safari centre informed them that the mahout was injured in a road accident. “But our primary inquiry revealed that the mahout was injured in an elephant attack,” said a police source.

It was on January 14, 2017, that Bhaskaran (55), a native of Karnataka, was trampled to death by an elephant in the same elephant safari centre at Attappallam.

M N Jayachandran, member, Kerala state animal welfare board, said, “I have submitted a complaint to Idukki district collector and the chief wildlife warden, seeking immediate probe in to the issue. Many of these elephant ride centres are illegal. Many centres are not registered and do not have licence. These illegal centres are posing threat to the lives of both tourists and mahouts”.

“On March 13 I had submitted a complaint to Idukki district collector and chief wild life warden to mandate Animal Welfare Board of India registration for elephant ride centres. But I didn’t get any reply from the officials, added Jayachandran.

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Man trampled by wild elephant

Chikkamagaluru, Mar 17 (UNI) A 50-year-old agricultural labourer was attacked by a wild
elephant that trampled him death at Mellenhalli in the district on Saturday evening.

Forest officials said on Sunday that the victim had been identified as Premantha Raju, a
native of Mudigere taluk.

The incident occurred when he was encountered the elephant while he was working in a coffee estate.

His family was residing at the workers’ quarters on the estate.

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Elephant tramples Delhi pilgrim to death in Rishikesh

A pilgrim from Delhi was trampled to death by an elephant in Rishikesh forest on Tuesday morning. Rishab Kumar, a resident of Delhi’s Karol Bagh area, was returning after offering prayers at Neelkanth temple with others when the elephant attacked the group. While Kumar died, another person, Pratap Singh sustained serious injuries in the attack.

The injured person has been admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Rishikesh.

A group of devotees from Delhi was in Rishikesh to offer prayers at the Neelkanth temple on Mahashivratri. After performing the ritual and taking rest for a while, the six-member group was returning on foot from Neelkanth to Rishikesh at 2 am on Tuesday when the incident occured.

The 7-kilometer long Neelkath-Rishikesh trek route is not considered safe for movement at night.

A wild elephant is active in the forest area around Swarg Ashram these days, according to forest officials. The forest staff were on patrol and till 11 pm on Monday night and cleared many groups of pilgrims walking on the Neelkath trek route. After confirming that no more movement on the route, the forest department staff had returned.

The Delhi group was taking rest midway in a shed, and decided to move in the early hours of Tuesday. They were using their mobile phones’ torch for light. The group was heading towards the main road when the elephant attacked and created panic among the pilgrims.

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TWO TRAMPLED TO DEATH BY ELEPHANTS IN ODISHA

86 persons were killed in 2018-19, toll likely to go up

Three persons, including a child, were killed since Friday when elephants strayed into human habitation in different districts of Odisha. The three deaths took the human death toll in man-elephant conflict in the State to 86 in 2018-19 — the highest in a year.

Dayanidhi Sahu, 65, on his way to the village pond, was trampled to death on Saturday. Kedar Nath Prasad, an octogenarian, was attacked by a wild elephant wandering since February 28 in the Deulabeda area of Angul district. A seven-year-old boy died when a wall knocked by an elephant collapsed in the Baraghat village in Sundargarh district on Friday night.

Rising encounters

“In 2017-18, 84 persons died in encounters with elephants. This year, 86 deaths have already taken place. The toll is likely to go up with another month’s time left to complete the estimation,” said Ranjit Patnaik, campaigner with the Wildlife Society of Odisha (WSO), an NGO.

“This year, man-elephant encounters shot up to 159 against 120 last year. As many as 101 persons escaped with critical injuries after being chased by wild elephants,” said Mr. Patnaik.

Dhenkanal remains one of the most affected districts. “Of the 159 encounters, Dhenkanal accounts for 50. Twenty-one persons died and 38 were injured in the attacks,” he said.

According to government records, 680 people lost their lives in attacks by wild animals between 2011-12 and 2018-19. Of the 680 deaths, 535 human deaths were caused by elephant attacks.

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Indian Villagers Hurl Firebombs at Elephant and Her Calf for 'Damaging Crops’

For centuries, the Asian elephant was regarded as a cultural icon of India. But now, a large number of farmers and civilians view the giant land mammal to be a pest. This was again made evident when a mob of people in an Indian village brutally attacked an elephant and her calf with firebombs.

Two photographs recently surfaced showing elephants crossing a road. Behind them, an angry mob of men can be seen launching flaming missiles at the fleeing pachyderms. As reported by The Independent, the incident occurred in the village of Bishnupur, a remote settlement in West Bengal.

The compelling photographs were captured by Biplab Hazra. His goal being to showcase violence against the endangered species as it attempts to survive in smaller and more fragmented habitats.

Sadly, encounters of the sort captured in Hazra’s photographs are becoming increasingly common. The primary cause of conflict? Deforestation. As land is clear-cut, wild animals are left with less and less space to live. This is causing them to venture into territories occupied by humans.

As the images reveal, villagers are going to extreme lengths to drive elephants from their fields. The land is their livelihood, so one can understand the desperate attempts to scare away the elephants. However, to the observer, it is clear they, too, are simply victims of urban expansion.

Regarding the use of fire, Hazra told Caters News Agency:

“This happens because the villagers have to save their crops. There are many elephant corridors in human habitations. I’m trying to show this and spread my photos to increase public awareness on the matter.”

Each day, elephants spend up to 19 hours foraging for food. During this time, they also produce 220 pounds of feces. The elephant is a gargantuan land mammal that requires ample space to roam freely. If this need isn’t met, the elephants will continue to search for food elsewhere.

This reality needs to be realized by all, not only the Indian villagers who rely on the elephant’s dung to germinate their crops. To survive into the 22nd century, mammals will need the help of humankind. Discovering a tactic to resolve these conflicts is of the utmost importance. Otherwise, elephants — both African and Asian — may one day only exist in history books.

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Elephant Turns Violent After Being Hounded by Locals, Kills Forest Official on Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh Border; Watch Video

New Delhi, January 7: In a bizarre incident, an elephant turned violent and killed a forest officer on Monday. According to reports, the forest officer was attacked to death at Shoolagiri on the Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh border. Reports inform that the official was being attacked by the elephant after he tried to chase it away. According to a video that went viral on social media, the elephant is seen chasing the man, and finally kills the official to death. Meanwhile, onlookers are seen to be helpless as the elephant turns violent. Elephant Tramples Mahout to Death in Tamil Nadu Temple (Video).

There have been many similar incidences in the past where people have lost their lives after being attacked by elephants.

In November, a similar incident was reported from Uttarakhand where a man, who was on a morning walk, was killed after being attacked by an elephant. According to details by the eyewitnesses, the elephant chased the 54-year-old man, identified as Virendra Singh. Reports inform that though he made efforts to flee, he failed and was attacked by the elephant. Sexually-Charged Elephant Tramples and Kills Safari Ranger at South African Game Lodge.

Another similar incident was reported from Jharkhand's Ranchi in November 2018, where a 17-year old elephant in Birsa Biological Park crushed his mahout to death. Following the incident, the park authority locked down the facility for visitors.

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4 killed in elephant attack in West Karbi Anglong district

Four persons were trampled to death by a wild elephant at three nearby villages in West Karbi Anglong district on Tuesday, official sources said.

The elephant attacked the four persons - three women and a boy - when they were working in their sugarcane and paddy fields in villages under Kheroni area. The animal killed a woman and a 12-year-old boy at Bagidubi village, and two other women at Lomba Pathar and Jiribasa villages.

The elephant, suspected to have been separated from its herd, came out of the Kheroni forest a few days ago and wrecked havoc in the area destroying standing crops, the sources said.

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Peeved pachyderm: Elephant tramples 4 people to death in Assam, India

Four persons were trampled to death by a wild elephant at three nearby villages in West Karbi Anglong district on Tuesday, official sources said.

The elephant attacked the four persons - three women and a boy - when they were working in their sugarcane and paddy fields in villages under Kheroni area. The animal killed a woman and a 12-year-old boy at Bagidubi village, and two other women at Lomba Pathar and Jiribasa villages.

The elephant, suspected to have been separated from its herd, came out of the Kheroni forest a few days ago and wrecked havoc in the area destroying standing crops, the sources said.

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Elephant Went On Rampage Through The Village in India (Photos)

A young elephant went on a rampage through the village of Khordha in India, where no fewer than three people were injured as they tried to get out of its way. The animal sparked panic as terrified villagers were forced to climb onto the roofs of their homes to find a place of safety.

The elephant ran around wildly and caused havoc as it attacked people and homes, damaged property and trampled bicycles and scooters, according to local media. Footage captured by one of the villagers, who was hiding in a doorway, shows the elephant ploughing into a cluster of bicycles – sending some of them flying – as it runs around.

Later, villagers who sought refuge on a roof look on as the animal storms around during Saturday’s rampage. The elephant then stood on railway tracks for some time, causing delays for a few trains, as it dug its foot into the rocks like a bull does before charging.

It later disappeared into the forest on its own. Local officials said three people suffered minor injuries as they tried to escape the elephant.

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Elephants trampled crush 3, old lady dies out of shock

Hazaribagh, Nov 15 (UNI) A group of elephants wreaked havoc in
three villages of Barkagaon of this district and killed three men.

The grandmother of one of the deceased died of shock after receiving
news of her grandson's death.

The first incident took place in Mirzapur village where one Habib
Ansari (27) was mowed down by a tusker. Ansari, along with his
friends, was trying to take a selfie with the tuskers when suddenly an
adult elephant attacked him and he died on the spot. His grandmother,
unable to bear the loss, died of shock.

Later the same group of elephants killed one Tulsi Mahto (45) in
Simratri village while another Lilu Sao (45) was crushed by the tuskers
in Dokatand village. Both the men died when they were trying to scare away the animals.

The group of 25 elephants, which includes three calves, has destroyed
paddy crop in more than a dozen villages of the Barkagaon block. The
villagers were in anger post the incident as they suffered losses worth lakhs of rupee.
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More than 100 elephants destroy crops & houses after entering villages in Mayurbhanj

Mayurbhanj (Odisha), Nov 12 (ANI): More than 100 elephants entered Phulajhari and Brahmani villages in Rasagobindpur forest range in Mayurbhanj & destroyed many acres of standing crops and houses in the area. The elephants came from West Bengal and Jharkhand. Reportedly, an elderly man was seriously injured and another one dead after being attacked by an elephant. Such incidences have caused inconvenience to residents who fear destruction of their houses and crops.

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Odisha: Herd of elephants destroy crops, houses in Mayurbhanj

A herd of elephants destroyed crops and houses in villages of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha. More than 100 elephants came from West Bengal and Jharkhand. Reportedly, an elderly man was seriously injured and another one died after being attacked by an elephant. Residents in the villages ae living in fear after the attack.

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Woman injured in elephant attack

Nagaon (Assam), Nov 6 (PTI) A woman was seriously injured when an elephant attacked her in central Assam’s Nagaon district last night, police sources said Tuesday.

The incident occurred at Kekurchuk area near Samguri when a herd of wild elephants destroyed residential houses, including that of the woman, and cropland of that area, the sources said.

The woman was identified as Nizu Bora and she has been admitted to the BP Civil hospital in Nagaon town, they said.

Forest Department personnel are attempting to drive away the elephants back into the forests, the sources added.

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Elephant Herd Tramples Farmer To Death In Sundergarh

Sundergarh/Rourkela: A farmer was trampled to death by a herd of elephants at Modipara village under Rajgangpur forest division early today morning. According to sources, the man was attacked while guarding his farmland near the village. After getting information, forest department personnel rushed to the spot and recovered the body. In a separate incident, panic […]

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Man-elephant conflict in Assam: Jumbo herd raid villages near Kaziranga; Wild jumbo blocks National Highway in Nagaon

Man-elephant conflict continues to be a cause of concern in Assam. Elephants have come out of the confines of the Kaziranga National Park due to excessive flooding and food shortage in the park areas.

This has led to unrest among the villages near the park’s periphery as the pack of jumbos have started targeting these villages for food while raiding human settlements and farmlands. The failure of the forest department to provide any solution to the matter has infuriated the people, leading to protest in front of the DFO’s office.

Earlier this morning, a wild elephant blocked a National Highway causing traffic to stall on both sides of the road. The incident happened near Rengbeng at Kothiatoli in Nagaon district where an elephant strolled on the road causing panic among the local people.

Traffic was stalled on the road for a long time before the jumbo was finally driven off by the local people with help from forest department officials. The elephant have been causing havoc in the area since few days now and have even attacked human settlements and farmlands.

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Elephant attacks van in Mangaluru, 7 injured

Seven persons were injured after an elephant attacked their vehicle on a state highway in Dakshina Kannada district early Saturday, the police said. The jumbo ran towards the vehicle and attacked it with its trunk. The incident was reported from Bilinele on the Uppinangady-Subramanya highway. The condition of one of the injured is stated to be critical.


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Wild elephant stomps man to death

Coimbatore: A man in his 30s, suspected to be mentally ill, was trampled to death by a wild elephant close to a tributary of river Noyyal near Thondamuthur on Wednesday.

Villagers told police that the man, who appeared to be mentally-ill, was roaming in the locality for the last few days. On Tuesday night they had spotted a female elephant along with its calf wandering along the banks of Chinnar, the tributary of Noyyal.

The elephant must have attacked the man, villagers said.

Forest officials informed police, who recovered the body and sent it for post mortem. Police said the identity of the man was yet to be ascertained.


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Man killed in elephant attack in Chg's Korba district

Korba, May 27 A 60-year-old man died while his wife was injured when an elephant attacked them after entering their house in a village in Chhattisgarh's Korba district, a Forest official said today.

The incident occurred late last night when a herd of elephants stormed into Madai village, located around 250 kms away from the state capital.

"A tusker entered the house of Bodhan Singh (60) and his wife Pipariya Bai (54) who were asleep and attacked them," Divisional Forest Officer (Katghora) S Jagdishan said, adding that while Singh died immediately, his wife was severely injured.

He said a team of Forest personnel reached the spot after receiving information about the incident and chased away the jumbos.

"They rushed the injured woman to local primary health centre, where her condition was stated to be critical," the DFO said.

An instant relief amount of Rs 25,000 was given to the kin of the deceased while the remaining compensation of Rs 3.75 lakh will be disbursed within 15 days, he added.

Thickly forested northern Chhattisgarh region comprising Surguja, Korba, Raigarh, Jashpur, and Korea districts is notorious for human-elephantconflicts.


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Elephant tramples man to death in Boudh village

Boudh: In yet another incident of human-elephant conflict, a man was trampled to death by a wild elephant under Kantamal Forest Range in Boudh district on Tuesday.

The deceased has been identified as Bharat Bagarty of Palasapadar village.

According to reports, the victim encountered a pachyderm early in the morning while he was on his way to a crop field to attend nature’s call. He tried to escape after spotted the jumbo which had sneaked into the crop field in search of food last night. However, the elephant attacked him and trampled to death.

The body was later recovered by forest officials and his family members. Police sent the body for autopsy and launched an investigation.


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