Wild elephant tramples minor boy to death

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KalingaTV News Network

Sundergarh: In yet another incident of man-animal conflict in the state, a wild elephant trampled a five-year-old boy to death in Kokerema village under Hatibari police limits in the district last night.

The deceased has been identified as Rahul Badaika.

The victim was sleeping outside his house along with the family when the attack took place. A wild elephant which had sneaked into the village in search of food reached near the victim and crushed his head. He died on the spot.

However, rest of the family woke up hearing the screams of the victim and managed to save their lives.

Biramitrapur Forest Ranger reached the spot along with a team of officials this morning and took stock of the situation. He also announced of the compensation under the existing government provision for the victim family.

The incident has left people in a state of panic in the village as a herd of elephant has been seen roaming around the village for past few days.

 

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