Two persons, including a 55-year-old woman, were killed in two separate elephant attacks in Sambalpur and Mayurbhanj districts on Monday.
In the first incident, one Sandhya Sahu (55) was trampled to death by a tusker at Bindpur village under the Naktideul police station in Sambalpur district in wee hours of the day.
The incident took place when the woman had gone outside to attend nature’s call at around 5.30 am. On receiving information, forest officials reached the village to take stock of the situation.
But irate locals confronted them demanding compensation for family members of the deceased.
In a separate incident, 52-year-old Haria Soren of Dangarbila area under Haladipal GP in Mayurbhanj district was crushed to death by an elephant early in the morning. When Soren had gone to farmland at around 6.30 am, the animal attacked him killing him on the spot.