A 45-year-old man from Dudhe in ward 11 of Shivasatakshi Municipality was killed in an elephant attack on Thursday night.

According to the District Division Forest Office, Jhapa, along with this incident, two other men were killed in separate elephant attacks in the district earlier this month.

A 60-year-old man was killed on December 1 and another on December 20. About a month ago, two dozen elephants had entered from India and are creating chaos in Jhapa, Morang, and Sunsari, said locals.