Saptari, May 31: A person died in an elephant attack in Saptari district this morning.
The deceased has been identified as Kedar Bahadur Bista, 66, of Kanchanrup municipality-12, Dharampur Tole, said police.
The incident took place at a maize farm which is 500 meters away from his house. A local Lil Bahadur Magar said Bista used to go to his farm in order to ward off the animals like boar and even spend night in a hut built in the farm.
“We had heard the sound of elephant at around 2:00 am and it might had attacked and killed Bista. We informed the police after seeing Bista lying lifeless on the ground”, added Magar. #nepal #elephant attack #rss
