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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Wild Elephant Attacks People at Tea Plantation in India

Wild animals are dangerous enough when we are just talking about dogs or big cats. But what about beasts that are even bigger?

Only a miracle can help one escape this raging pachyderm.

A wild elephant was filmed charging on a huge tea plantation in India.

The elephant's handler who was working there tried to keep the uninvited guest away from his tamed animal, but it wasn't very easy.

His friend had to risk life and limb, distracting the creature's attention in order to help rescue the tame elephant.

Luckily, the aggressive intruder stumbled and fell, allowing the man to run away.

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Elephant kills two in tea garden in Alipurduar

Alipurduar (WB), Jun 23 An elephant trampled to death two persons at Gaerkata tea garden at Dhupguri in Alipurduar district, the police said today.

The incident happened when a herd of elephants was going to Marahat forest through the tea garden and one pachyderm killed a man and a woman yesterday.

As others raised an alarm and many people rushed to the spot, the elephants hurriedly entered the forest.

While the man was identified as a tea garden worker, the identity of the woman yet to be ascertained, the police said.


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