Sundargarh: Two children lost their lives after being attacked by an elephant in Mundasahi lane of Kantapalli village under Bonai block in Sundergarh district early on Sunday.
As per reports, the elephant demolished the house while the family was asleep. As the family members ran out of the house, the elephant dragged the 12-year-old boy and crushed him. The three-year-old girl, who was left behind, was also killed by the elephant.
Police and forest department officials rushed to the spot and inspected the incident. This incident comes after a forest department employee was seriously injured in an elephant attack in Tamada range, Sundergarh district, on Friday night. The employee, who suffered fractures in legs and ribs, is undergoing treatment in Rourkela.
