Three persons were trampled to death by wild elephants in Odisha, officials said Tuesday.

A 70-year-old person was killed by a wild elephant while she was plucking flowers around 3.30 am. The incident happened in Koel Nagar in Sundargarh’s Rourkela city, they said.

The deceased was identified as Tamal Dastidar, they added.

Two people were killed in a similar attack by elephants in the Kuchunda area of Sambalpur district Monday night.

The incident happened at Kutub village in the Badarama forest range. The deceased were identified as Gangaram Patel (62) and Pradeep Ghatual (45).

Compensation of Rs 10 lakh will be provided to the families of each deceased, officials said.

Orissa POST – Odisha’s No.1 English Daily

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