Junagadh: A forest official was killed by an Wild elephant attack near the dense Gochki forest in the Junagadh range in the southern forest block of Kalahandi district of Odisha state in India. The deceased was identified as Jagannath Tripathi of Sandumerbahal in Kalei village panchayat.
A team from the forest department officials went to the dense forest near Golamunda village to chase the wild elephants. At this point, Mr. Tripathi was attacked by an elephant. The forest department recovered the body and brought it to the Junagadh main hospital for autopsy.