Crisis in east Tarai as wild elephant onslaught sparks fear and disruption

Kamal Majhi, a 53-year-old, lost his life on December 4 when he was attacked by a wild elephant while returning home to Belbari Municipality-10 from Letang.

Earlier, on December 1, 40-year-old Dhan Bahadur Ban, the watchman of Rankali Community Forest in Haldibari Rural Municipality-3 of Jhapa, met a similar fate when he was trampled to death by a wild elephant while on duty.