Three persons, including a seven-year-old boy, were killed in separate incidents of elephant attack across the State on Friday night and Saturday.
As per reports, an 82-year-old man died while another person suffered injuries after a tusker attacked them while they were going to a nearby pond to take bath at Gudiakateni village under Odapada block in Dhankanal district at around 6 am.
The deceased was identified as Dayanidhi Sahu (65). Irate locals later staged a road blockade on NH -55 near the village demanding compensation for the family of the deceased.
In another incident, another elderly man identified as Kedar Nath Prasad of Deulabeda village in Talcher was trampled to death by an elephant while he was going to a nearby shop in the morning. The Forest Department immediately paid Rs 1.40 lakh to the family of the deceased and a remaining amount of Rs 2.60 lackh would be paid after completion of the paper works. Forest officials began an operation to drive away the pachyderm.
In yet another such incident, a seven-year-old boy, son of one Surendra Patra of Baraghat village under the Bonei Forest Range in Sundargarh district, died in a wall collapse after an elephant damaged their house late on Friday night.