Bhubaneswar: A man from Nayagada district has died after getting caught in a wire trap allegedly set by poachers for wild boars. The incident took place at Dasapalla forest area.
The deceased, identified as Babula Nayak of Kanadi village under the Duda panchayat, was heading to his friend’s house at Nageswar Sahi in the Banigochha police station area on Friday night when the incident occurred.
According to reports, he got ensnared in the snare allegedly set up by miscreants to hunt wild boars. He raised an alarm for help, but nobody reached in time to rescue him. He eventually succumbed to his injuries at the spot.
Upon being informed, police visited the scene and began a probe. The body has been shifted to the Daspalla Community Health Centre for post-mortem. The death has left the village in grief.
Notably, Babula’s daughter turned one month old just a day after the tragedy, on Saturday.
The case has also brought attention to rising illegal hunting in the Daspalla forest belt, where locals allege poachers are regularly laying traps for wild animals.
