DHENKANAL: Three people were allegedly
killed in elephant attack in three different places under Hindol block in Dhenkanal
district on Sunday, while forest department official sources confirmed the
death of a man in the block.
Due to jumbo attack, Ghanashyam
Parida of Durlabhpur village and Daitary Lohar of Karanda village died on the
spot. An old man from Madhua Nuasahi of the same block died after drowning in his
village pond following an elephant attacked from his back side.
A herd of pachyderms has been
creating havoc in different villages of Hindol block by entering to human
habitats, said a local resident, adding, “The wild animals are destroying their
paddy crops along with fruit bearing trees apart from attacking people.”
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