Angul: In two shocking incidents of elephant attacks, five people have been killed in this district. The attacks happened late Thursday night.
In the first case, four members belonging to one particular family were trampled to death by a herd of elephant when they were sleeping on the balcony of their residence in Sandha village of this district. Among the dead are 40-year-old man Kalia Sahar, his sister Sunita Seth who is 25 years old and his two daughters Sarathi Sahar (12) and Anita Sahar (four). Originally the family belonged to Gobindapur in Pallahra. However as Kalia was working in a brick kiln situated in the locality, the family had recently shifted to Sandha village.
The elephant herd which had entered the village in search of food broke the railings of the balcony in which the four were sleeping and trampled the four to death.
In the other incident which took place in Santhapada village of this district, 70-year-old Bhramarbara Samal was attacked and killed by another herd. The man had gone out of his house to relieve himself. Little did he know what fate had in store for him. The herd surrounded him before trampling him to death.