Panic gripped the Kaniha area in Angul district when three officials of the Forest Department were injured in an attack by a herd of elephants on Friday.
The injured officials were identified as Padmalochan Swain, Sharat Biswal and Gagan Sahoo. They were admitted to the Community Health Center (CHC), Khamar, for treatment.
According to reports, the herd of 15 to 17 elephants was found in the Kaniha Forest Range during past few days creating panic among locals. Though no damage in the villages was reported so far, the forest officials became victims of the jumbo attack.