In yet another elephant attack in Sundargarh district, one Ram Singh (56) of Bemda village under the Birmitrapur Forest Range was trampled to death by a tusker on Saturday night.
While Singh had gone to defecate outside his house in the morning, a tusker came on his way and crushed him too death. Getting information, the forest officials rushed to the spot on Sunday morning and seized his corpse. later, the Forest Department provided Rs 10,000 to his family members for his funeral. And, rest Rs 2.90 lakh will be provided to his legal heir after his family members complete necessary formalities, said Rourkela Divisional Forest Officer Sanjit Kumar.