Kantabanji/Balangir: As cases of human-animal conflict continue to rise, a woman was killed while her husband and father in-law sustained critical injuries following a tusker attack in Odisha 's Balangir district on Wednesday. The tragic incident took place late in the night in Sanabanki forest range which comes under Bangomunda forest range.

The deceased woman was identified as Mandar Putel.

As per reports, around 30 elephants have been roaming in Chatar Dandi jungle and Mahakhanda village within the forest range since last few days. Forest officials said the herd was wrecking havoc in nearby human settlements and had destroyed a lot of crops and properties in search of fodder.

Villagers allege negligence by Forest Department

On Wednesday night, one of the pachyderms strayed into

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