Kendujhar: A 14-year-old Class 10 student was killed after being attacked by an elephant in a forest in Odisha’s Kendujhar district on Wednesday, forest department officials said.
The deceased was identified as Akash Mahanta, a resident of Mandama village under Baria police station limits in Kendujhar district. He was a student of Gundunia High School in Jhumpura block.
According to reports, a herd of around 25 elephants has been staying in the Silipunji forest under the Ukhunda section of the Champua Forest Range.
Mahanta went to the forest on Wednesday morning to see the elephants when he encountered one of the animals, which attacked him.
The elephant struck him with its trunk and threw him to the ground, leaving him critically injured.
After receiving information about the incident, forest department officials rushed to the spot and rescued the boy. He was subsequently taken to the Bhanda Community Health Centre, where doctors declared him dead.
Further details about the incident were awaited.
