Man Injured In Elephant Attack

Angul: A man was injured after being attacked by a wild elephant at Jhiliripali village under Dimaria panchayat in Angul district on Tuesday morning.

The victim was identified as Meenaketan Sahu.

According to reports, Sahu had gone out of his house to a nearby pond to answer nature’s call when he came across the lone elephant that strayed into the human settlement. Though he tried to flee the area, the animal chased and attacked him with its trunk and fled the area.

Hearing his cries, some locals rushed to the spot and admitted him to a local hospital for treatment.