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Man dies in elephant attack
His body was found in a bush some 200 metres east of his house.bookmark
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Published at : December 20, 2023
Updated at : December 20, 2023 20:16
Jhapa
A 60-year-old man died in an attack by a wild elephant at Parakhopi in ward 2 of Haldibari Rural Municipality in Jhapa, on Wednesday.
According to the District Police Office, the victim has been identified as Pathal Rajbanshi, an office assistant at the ward no 2 office of Haldibari Rural Municipality, was killed while he was out for a morning walk.
His body was found in a bush some 200 metres east of his house. The body was taken to Provincial Hospital in Bhadrapur for postmortem.
Two weeks ago, a forest guard was killed in an attack by a wild elephant in ward 3 of Haldibari.
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