Dhenkanal: In another incident of man-elephant conflict, a 48-year-old woman was trampled to death by an elephant at Majhikhaman village under Kamakhyanagar sub-division in Dhenkanal district Saturday morning.
The deceased has been identified as Netramani Sahoo of Majhikhaman village coming under Muktaposi section of Western range.
According to a source, Netramani was on way to her farmland in the morning. It was when she was passing through a forested area, a wild elephant came from nowhere and before she could do anything to save her life, the animal caught her by its truck, tossed her on the ground and trampled her under its feet.
As the news broke, family members and villagers rushed to the spot where tension flared up for sometime as the villagers demanded compensation and steps to save their lives and properties. On being informed, forest department officials also rushed to the spot. They pacified the villagers, promising compensation as per government rule. They recovered the body for post mortem.
PNN