By Aadyasha News 
Paikamal : Elephant tramples couple to death in Bargarh district of Odisha as the two were guarding their agricultural field. An incident occurred in Dhandupali village of Temri Panchayat of Paikmal police station in Bargarh district.
According to reports, last night a man and his wife were trampled by an elephant while they were sleeping behind a field to protect the crops. As a result, both of them died on the spot. The forest department and police have reached the spot on which the couple was trampled by the elephant and are investigating into the matter.
Similarly, a herd of eight elephants has been seen in the Dambarugarh forest of the Boudh Forest division. They had crossed the Mahanadi river from the Sonepur forest area and crossed into the Dambarugarh beat area in the morning.
The forest department team and SCARD staff have been monitoring the movement of the elephant herd. The elephant herd has been seen in this forest near the Mahanadi river since yesterday. People are scared as there is a village nearby.
Recently on June 8, in a bizarre incident it had been reported that a herd of elephants ate Rs 80,000 in cash, along with paddy, rice, and other food items, in Rayagada district, Odisha. The incident is part of a larger issue of elephant terror in the Niyamgiri hills under the Muniguda forest range, where a herd of 24 elephants has been causing destruction for the past seven days.
The elephants destroyed crops in the area and demolished three houses in Katriguda village over a span of two days. It’s believed that the elephants consumed rice, cereals, and cash worth over Rs 80,000 that was stored in pitchers with millet in the houses.
According to reports, the elephants first demolished the house of Naria Hikka, where they ate the rice and cash that had been kept for construction purposes. Yesterday, the herd demolished two more houses, including Lucky Praska’s, but the occupants escaped unharmed after hearing the elephants’ roar.
The ward member expressed fear of the elephants, especially in the evenings. The Muniguda Forest Ranger acknowledged that the 24-member elephant herd has been roaming the area for several days and assured that departmental officers are tracking their movements.