The deceased is Prem Bahadur Magar, 65, of Haripur VDC-5, confirmed Sunsari Police.
A wild elephant that went out from the wildlife reserve on Wednesday evening attacked Magar at Haripur VDC-5, Kerabari at around 4.00 this morning leaving him dead on the spot, said Superintendant of Police (SP) of Sunsari Sanjaya Raj Sharma.
Though there has been continued tusker rampage in Koshi affected area for the past five years, the reserve and Sunsari administration have shown no initiative to address the problem, locals said.
It may be noted that the elephant attack had killed one in 2068 BS and two are still surviving a life with disability. RSS
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