Berhampur, Oct 25: In yet another instance of human-animal conflict reported from Belatuni village under Bhanjanagar block in Odisha’s Ganjam district, a herd of elephants trampled a 40-year-old man to death last night.

The deceased has been identified as Bikram Nayak.

According to reports, the incident took place last night when a herd of elephants entered Nayak’s house, dragged him outside, and trampled him leading to his death on the spot.

Upon receiving the information, police along with forest officials arrived at the scene and seized the body. Subsequently, it was sent for post-mortem.

Local MLA Pradyumna Kumar Nayak has also directed the District Forest Officer (DFO) to take prompt action and extend financial assistance to the victim’s family in accordance with government guidelines.