A 49-year-old farmer trampled to death by a herd of elephants in the Ragi field in Tagachikoppe village bordering Savanadurda forest area in Ramnagar on Friday morning.
The deceased, Rajendra Nayak, along with two others, had gone to the field in the early hours was caught by the elephant herd.
While Rajendra was trampled to death the two others managed to escape , Deputy Conservator of Forest (Ramnagar) , Ravishankar said.
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According to the him, the three elephants who were separated from the group of 11 elephants heading towards the forest area strayed into the village.
The forest officials drove the elephants back into the forest area and shifted the body of Rajendra for post-mortem.
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