Elephant Kills 55-Yr-Old Man In Cuttack

Cuttack: A 55-year-old man was attacked and killed by a wild tusker at Narasinghpur block here on Sunday.

The deceased has been identified as Binod Barada, a resident of Khairipanga village in Baramba block.

According to sources, the incident occurred when Binod along with two of his friends went to Taila village early in the morning to pluck cashew from a garden. The trio came across the tusker which had sneaked into the garden. While the other two fled successfully, Binod was lifted and thrown on the ground by the [wild animal](http://Jumbos Trample Two To Death In Odisha). He died on the spot.

Irate over the rising incidents of elephant attacks, locals detained officials of the forest department after they reached to the spot to take stock of the situation. The villagers demanded compensation for the deceased’s family.


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Elephant attacks in Odisha district kill 6

Six persons, including one woman, have been killed by marauding elephants in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district since April 10. Among them is a 70-year-old attacked on Saturday morning, when she had gone out to answer nature’s call, in the Kaurianpal village of the Sadar range.

Sources said that affected villagers in the interior pockets are turning restless as human casualties rise. “The Sadar range of Dhenkanal district is now the most elephant conflict-prone area in the State, probably in the country. This area is home to over 25 elephants, with another group of over 40 elephants coming in intermittently from adjoining ranges,” said Biswajit Mohanty, an environmentalist.

There were 10 elephant-human encounters in which four persons were killed and eight were injured in April 2017 in this range.

“Elephants are disturbed due to obstructions such as the Rengali irrigation canal network, the National Highway... and the frequent movement of trucks in and out of industries and quarries. No sincere effort is being taken by the State Forest Department to inform people about the movement of elephants in advance,” alleged Mr. Mohanty.

According to Ranjit Patnaik, a wildlife researcher, in 2017, the human-elephant encounters in Odisha touched a record high of 120, and 85 people were killed by elephants.

“As far as the Dhenkanal district is concerned, 53 elephants have died in the past four years while 61 persons have been killed by jumbos. Human-elephant encounters are increasing sharply in the district,” said Mr. Patnaik.

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Shepherd injured in elephant attack

A 78 year-old Shepherd was injured when a wild tusker attacked him at Sakaleshpur town in this district on Monday night.

Forest officials said on Tuesday that the elephant was first spotted near Achangi on the outskirts of the town where it attacked Balanna, hailing from Hiriyur in Chitradurga District.

The elephant moved to Santeveri locality after crossing the Hemavati River. It moved close to the Veterinary Hospital on B M Road (NH 75) and turned towards Maheshwari Extension. Later in the night, the tusker was spotted in a farmland. As the animal took a stroll in the town, the residents were in shock and many watched from their terraces.

Officers of the Forest Department attempted to drive the elephant away from the town limits.

Balanna, who suffered injuries in the attack, is being treated at Sakaleshpur Taluk Hospital. He had come to Sakaleshpur with a herd of sheep.

Sakaleshpur and Alur taluks are known for elephant menace. More than 50 people have died in elephant attacks in the last 10 years.

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