Elephants create panic
Panic still haunts the villagers after two people were trampled to death by an elephant in Kulaura upazila of the district recently.
The deceased are mahout Goni Mia and Mangal Kharia.
During this time of the year, male elephants become musth, a period of about a month and a half when they are impatient to mate, said Divisional Forest Officer of Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation Department Mihir Kumar Doe.
In the musth period, the elephants become angry when they see any people around them, added the forest officer.
Saju Mia, son of deceased Goni Mia, said his father was heading towards his workplace at Marina Tea Garden when suddenly the elephant became angry, grabbed him with its trunk and trampled him to death on Saturday.
On September 3, the same elephant killed Mangal Kharia in Pootichara area.
Local people said after Mangal's death, Moin Uddin, owner of the elephant, agreed to settle the matter with Tk 1 lakh compensation for the deceased's family.
Moin said he employed the animal for carrying logs, adding that he failed to control the elephant as he could not manage any mate for the animal.
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