Rourkela: An elephant, which was tranquilised and a radio collar was tagged to it recently, killed a villager late Thursday night.
The deceased was identified as Sama Munda, 45, from Patamunda village under Koira police station.
Sama, along with a few other villagers, was guarding his plantation in the night when the elephant appeared from nowhere. Before Sama could realize anything, the wild animal picked him up and banged him on the ground. The other villagers shouted for help but Sama could not be saved.
A radio collar was put on the jumbo September 17 night to keep track of its movement. But it seems that the collar did not serve the purpose and Sama lost his life.
Meanwhile, the villagers staged a demonstration demanding compensation to Sama’s family. They withdrew the agitation when the family received the funeral expenses from the administration.
PNN