Tusker kills an elderly person

Jhapa : A wild tusker killed Padmalal Tamang, 72, who has been residing in Bhutanese refugee camp at Beldangi, Damak. 

Chief of Division Forest Office, Jhapa, Meghraj Rai informed that the wild elephant had attacked Tamang in Humsedumse community forest nearby the camp on Tuesday evening. Tamang has been residing in hut number 252 of sector two in the camp. He had entered the forest area for firewood. 

Chief Rai informed that Tamang was found dead in forest in course of the search of his whereabouts. The search was intensified when he did not return home till the evening. 

Likewise, wild tusker has demolished a cemented wall of the house of Bishal Dahal in Mechinagar municipality-11. 

Victim Dahal reported that the elephant from the Bansbari community forest broke the wall, entered the house and ate up 400-kg paddy and 200-kg rice