Baripada: An elderly woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant at a village in a forest area of Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district on Tuesday.
The incident took place at Dahi Sahi located under Baripada forest rage in the district when the woman had reportedly gone into a nearby forest to collect saal leaves, sources said.
The deceased has been identified as Rani Naik (75) of nearby Lada Jod area.
When she was collecting the leaves, the wild elephant suddenly appeared in front of her and trampled her to death.
On being informed, forest personnel rushed to the site and launched an investigation into the incident. The body of the woman was recovered and sent for postmortem.
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is set to engage ‘bank mitras’ to resolve problems faced by…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday (Nov 25) dismissed petitions challenging the inclusion of…
Bhubaneswar: The State Transport Authority (STA) of Odisha has seized the scooter of jatra actress…
Bareilly: Blind trust on technology can be detrimental too. That’s exactly what happened to three…
New Delhi: Proceedings in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha for the ongoing Winter Session…
Cuttack: After rescuing a minor Bangladeshi girl, Madhupatna Police in Odisha’s Cuttack city have arrested…
Baripada: Ten days after being put in a soft enclosure inside Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR)…
Nuapada: Inspector In-Charge (IIC) of Jonk police station in Odisha’s Nuapada district, Gurudev Karmi, has…