A minor was killed by an elephant in Balasore

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Bhubaneswar: A minor girl died after being trampled by an elephant late at night in Sarlia Chitrasul village of Singakhunta Panchayat under Soro police limits.

According to sources, Nishikant Dehuri of the village was sleeping at home with his family. Meanwhile, five to six elephants entered his house to eat the coconut plantation.

Hearing this sound, the family members got up and chased the elephant. Then one of them entered the house and trampled the boy.

Villagers showed up at Dehuri's house and chased the elephant to rescue the baby girl. He was immediately rushed to a local hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.

After this tragedy, a severe depression fell on the village. Locals demanded compensation to the families of the deceased and a solution to the problem of elephants entering the village.