One Binoda Barada(58) of Khairapangi village under Badamba police station area died in elephant attack in a cashew field near his village on Sunday morning.
According to reports, when at about 6 am Binoda went to the cashew field for plucking cashew nuts, an elephant from a herd of three present ran towards him and attacked him. The pachyderm trampled Binod to death.
The villagers of Khairapangi keeping the body on road blocked the State Highway no- 65 at Krushnapur demanding compensation.
The Badamba police and forest officials from Badamba and Athagarh, besides local MlA Debi Prasad Mishra, rushed to the spot and discussed with the irate mob after which the blockade was lifted.
Rs 20,000 was released as ex-gratia for conducting funeral ceremony to the kin of the deceased. Rest Rs 3.80 lakh compensation as per the present guidelines would be granted to the deceased family soon, informed Athagarh ACF Rajendra Das.