tusker trampled : news man himself became a news

In a bizarre incident, wild tusker trampled a young scriber in Goudpali on Friday afternoon in Gourpali area under Jamenkira police station of the district. The incident took place when the scriber of a local daily was trying to take snaps of an injured tusker in proximity. He died on the way to hospital. The Jamenkira police registered an UD case and sent the body for post mortem.

Police sources said, Prakash Nath of Kharsenmal village of the district, working in a local daily, had been to the Ghusuramal jungle to take snap of an injured elephant that was trapped in a trench. During the course of taking snaps when he was closer, the tusker suddenly annoyed and crushed him with its trunk. The local villagers rescued him and trying to take to the hospital but on the way to hospital he breathed his last. “We sent the body for autopsy and registered a case of unnatural death”, RB Panigrahi, SDPO (Kuchinda) told. Sources said, deceased left behind his widow and two school going sons and daughter. This has created a gloomy atmosphere in the media circle here.