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Tusker tramples woman, boy

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SIBDAS KUNDU Published 31.05.14, 12:00 AM

Balasore, May 30: A woman and a 12-year-old boy were trampled to death by a wild tusker in Mayurbhanj today.

A 70-year-old woman was injured in the incident.

The deceased, Khetramani Dhal, 50, of Dantiamuha village and Jyotisar Mahanta, faced the tusker’s wrath when they had gone out to answer the nature’s call.

The elephant also attacked Ramamani Mahanta of Garudabasha village. She was seriously injured and admitted to district headquarters hospital in Baripada.

Last week, the tusker had killed one woman.

Forest range officer of Betnoti Basant Mohanty said: “A strict vigil is being maintained on the elephant’s movement. The department provides Rs 2 lakh compensation in case of death and Rs 75,000 for permanent disabilities. It also bears the cost of the injured’s treatment,” he said.

The incident has triggered panic in the area.

The elephant was last spotted near Dantiamuha off Kathpal forest under the Betnoti forest range of Baripada division.

The department, besides maintaining a close vigil on the jumbo’s movement, has also sought the help of trained elephants to chase it out of the human habitation.

“It could have developed musth (mating time) which could be the reason for its behavioural change. However, we are keeping a close vigil and trying to drive it out of human habitation,” said Baripada divisional forest officer Sanjay Kumar Swain.

“We are planning to press the kunki (trained) elephants to chase or tame the tusker,” he said.

In another development, a wild bear triggered panic at Bahanaga of Balasore after it injured a 35-year-old man at Asamila village today morning.

The injured Maheswar Sahu is being treated at a local hospital.

The adult bear sneaked into the village after escaping from the Kuldhia sanctuary.

In the afternoon, the animal was spotted in the backyard of one Suvendu Mahallik of the village. The forest department officials are guarding the bear and making efforts to provide him a safe passage to the forest.

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