Bhubaneswar: A 60-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Bandhapalli village under Shalapada panchayat early on Friday.
The deceased has been identified as Jagannath Rout.
As per reports, Rout had stepped out of his home in the early hours when he encountered an elephant near his house. The tusker, which had reportedly wandered out of a nearby forest in search of food, attacked him, killing him on the spot.
Upon being informed, forest department officials rushed to the village, recovered the body and sent it to Badachana Community Health Centre for post-mortem examination.
