Jhapa, November 22
A wild elephant killed Padmalal Tamang, 72, who has been residing in a 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 near the camp on Tuesday evening.
Tamang has been residing in hut number 252 of sector two in the camp. He had entered the forest for firewood.
Chief Rai informed that Tamang was found dead in the forest when a search was carried out in the forest to look for Tamang.
Similarly, a wild tusker recently destroyed a cemented wall at the residence of Bishal Dahal in Mechinagar municipality-11. Dahal, the victim, stated that the elephant, from the Bansbari community forest, breached the wall, entered the house, and consumed 400 kilograms of paddy and 200 kilograms of rice.
