Hindol, Apr 12: In yet another incident of man animal conflict, a man was trampled to death by an elephant in Hindol locality of Odisha’s Dhenkanal district last night.
The deceased has been identified as Prasanna Behera (52).
As per reports, the incident took place at Ambithi village in Kansara panchayat under Hindol police limits when Prasanna had gone to attend nature’s call and came face to face with an elephant. Thereafter, the pachyderm trampled him leading to his death on the spot.
Upon getting the information, police along with Forest Department personnel arrived at the spot and seized the body. Subsequently, it was sent for post-mortem.
Further investigation into the matter is underway.
