A person was trampled to death by a wild elephant at Atomunda village under the Rajgangpur Forest Range in Sundargarh district late on Sunday night. The deceased was identified as Narvet Kulu.
According to reports, in spite of surveillance forest personnel, the elephant strayed into the human habitation and destroyed two houses at around 11.30 pm. A group of locals along with forest officials attempted to drive away the pachyderm. In the meantime, the elephant came before Narvet and soon crushed him to death before going back into forest. Forest officials seized the victim’s body.
Meanwhile, panicked residents of the locality have demanded immediate steps by forest officials concerned to drive away the elephant before it wrecks further havoc.