Encroachment on elephant corridors fuels rising human-elephant conflict

ITAHARI, Oct 28: It was around 9 pm. Rabin Khadka of Itahari Sub-Metropolitan City-2 had already gone to bed when villagers began shouting, “Elephants are here! Elephants are here!” He woke up and rushed outside. His family tried to stop him, warning that chasing the elephants could be dangerous. But the 26-year-old decided to join his friends in driving them away. They headed towards the Taltalaiya area near his home. It was to be his final journey.