Man trampled to death by domesticated elephant in Moulvibazar

The elephant first knocked the old man down with its trunk and then crushed his head under its feet, leaving him dead on the spot.

An elderly man has been trampled to death by a domesticated elephant in Kulaura upazila of Moulvibazar.

The female elephant, named Lakkhi, became agitated and attacked Ishak Ali, a 75-year-old local, while it was moving past the Banglabazar area around 4pm on Sunday.

The elephant knocked the old man down with its trunk first, and then crushed his head under its foot, leaving him dead on the spot, according to witnesses.

The mahout driving the elephant was on his way back to the upazila headquarters from the neighbouring Kamalganj upazila.

Kulaura police station Officer-in-Charge Shamim Musa said the elephant had already been subdued and tied to a large tree with iron chains.

The body of the deceased will be sent to a hospital morgue for autopsy, and steps to take regarding the elephant will be decided after consultation with the Forest Department.

The elephant’s owner Mostofa Uddin, a resident of Kulaura Sadar upazila, could not be reached for comment by phone.

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