In a tragic incident, two persons, including an eight-year-old girl, died in an elephant attack in the Tunguru Reserve Forest under the Rairangpur Forest Division in Mayurbhanj district on Saturday.
The incident took place when two women and the minor girl of a family belonging to Dudhakundi village under the Bisoi police limits in the district had gone to the forest to collect firewood and leafy vegetables. While Meghna Bindhani (8) and Kandiri Murmu (45) died on the spot in the elephant attack, Dhani Bindhani suffered serious injuries.
On receiving information, forest officials rushed to the spot for a rescue operation. The injured was rushed to the Pandit Raghunath Murmu Medical College Hospital here for treatment.