Elephant attack: Man killed while trying to protect house, crops in Odisha

Anadi Mahanta, an elderly farmer from Barahapasi village in Keonjhar district, was killed by a wild elephant while trying to protect his home and crops. The tragic incident highlights the growing human-elephant conflict in Odisha, where frequent tusker incursions are putting lives and livelihoods at risk. Forest officials have initiated an investigation, as tensions in affected villages escalate.

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