Panic gripped Rajosthali union in Rangamati after a group of wild elephants killed a man and left a six-year old girl and a journalist seriously injured on Sunday morning.
Local people said that the group of seven or eight wild elephants came to Jhurjuri, a village in Gilachari union, about 2.5km from Rajastholi upazila, looking for food.
Chitro Sen, 71, died in attack by the elephants when he was on his way to slash and burn cultivation, locally called jhum cropping.
Besides, six year old Rina Tongchongaya and Md Asgor Ali, upazila correspondent of Chittagong based Bangla daily Purbokone were injured in the attacks.
Ali was trying to take a snap of the wild elephant charging the victims.
Seriously injured Rina is under treatment at Chittagong Medical College Hospital.
Source : New Age
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