Elderly killed in Jhapa elephant attack
Elderly killed in Jhapa elephant attack
Published: 12:50 pm Nov 07, 2016
SURUNGA: A 60-year-old man was killed in an attack by a wild elephant at Bahundangi VDC-2 in Jhapa district this morning. The victim has been identified as local Manahari Dhungel. Dhungel was charged by the tusked animal while he was collecting fodders in a nearby tea estate. Similarly, another villager identified as Lal Bahadur Pradhan (62) sustained injuries on his right hand in the wild beast's attack, police said.