One dies in elephant attack

Nepal Views

Kathmandu: A person died in an elephant attack in Saptari district this morning.

The deceased has been identified as Kedar Bahadur Bista (66 years old) of Kanchanrup municipality-12, Dharampur Tole, said police. The incident took place at a maize farm, which is 500 meters away from his house.

A local Lil Bahadur Magar said Bista used to go to his farm in order to ward off the animals like boar and even spend a night in a hut built on the farm.

‘We had heard the sound of an elephant at around 2:00 am, and it might have attacked and killed Bista. We informed the police after seeing Bista lying lifeless on the ground,’ added Magar.

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