Man Trampled to Death by Elephant in Angul Village

By Express News Service

ANGUL: A tragic incident unfolded in Laxmipriyapur village, located in the Jamadiha section of the Pallahara forest range in Angul district, when a 58-year-old man lost his life after being trampled by an elephant on Monday morning. The deceased has been identified as Kirtan Majhi, a resident of the village.

According to the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Deogarh Division, Dhanajaya Magar, Kirtan was on his way to the nearby forest area when he unexpectedly encountered the tusker on the village road, specifically from the Pallahara Telkoi side.

Magar further explained, “The tusker has been spotted in the forests of Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, and Deogarh Divisional areas over the past few months. It appears to have become separated from its herd and is now wandering across these three divisional areas.”

Efforts are being made by forest officials to safely drive the elephant out of the area, stated the DFO, who also assured that compensation formalities for the deceased will be completed on Tuesday.

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<br /> ANGUL: A 58-year-old man from Laxmipriyapur village under Jamadiha section of Pallahara forest range was trampled to death by an elephant early on Monday morning. The deceased has been identified as Kirtan Majhi. </p> <p> The DFO of Deogarh Division Dhanajaya Magar said Kirtan was on his way to the nearby forest to attend to nature’s call when he came face to face with the tusker in the village road from Pallahara Telkoi side.</p> <p> “The tusker had been moving in the forest of Dhenkanal, Keonjhar and Deogarh Divisional area for the past few months. It seems to have been separated from its herd and is wandering in forests belonging to three divisional areas,” Magar said.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });</p> <p> Forest officials are making efforts to drive out the elephant from the area, the DFO stated, adding, compensation formalities of the deceased will be done on Tuesday.<br /> Follow The New Indian Express channel on WhatsApp<br />