1209 people died in elephant attacks in 10 years: Minister

Bhubaneswar: In the past 10 years, 1,209 people died in

elephant attacks

in the state,

forest minister

Ganesh Ram Singhkhuntia told the assembly while responding to a question from Khurda MLA Prasanta Kumar Jagadev. Jagadev wanted to know how many people lost their lives due to elephant attacks and year-wise how many elephants have died, along with the reasons for their deaths.
"Between 2014-15 and 2024-25, 1,209 people died in ele...