A 37-year old man was trampled to death by a tusker in Sundargarh district on Wednesday morning. After the post-mortem examination, the body has been handed to his family.
The victim, identified as Prakash Kerketta of Kankedjora village under Ujalpur forest range, was trampled by the wild elephant while he was attending nature’s call in a field near the Athakoshia reserve forest.
Villagers gathered on the spot and informed Ujalpur forest officials about the incident. Forest officials informed Kinjrikela police station and they recovered the body of the deceased.
A sum of Rs 10,000 was given to the family of the deceased and as per the provision of Rs 3 lakh for compensation, rest Rs 2.90 lakh would be handed over to the family after completion of the required formalities, said Sundargarh forest division DFO Arjun Behera.
Notably, a woman and a Baba had been trampled to death by another tusker in two separate places under the Bisra forest range in the district on Tuesday.