Balasore, Jan 16 (PTI) A 67-year-old man died and two others were injured after a wild elephant attacked them in Odisha's Balasore district on Tuesday, police said.

The tusker trampled to death Debendra Giri at Khunta village in Rabania area, they said.

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A case has been registered and the body was sent for autopsy, a police officer said.

"Reports of a person's death due to a wild tusker attack under Jaleswar forest division have come to our notice. A detailed inquiry is being conducted," said Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Balasore, Kushwant Singh.

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The same elephant also reportedly attacked two women at Kuchbania Prasad Sola village under Jaleswar forest division.

The injured are undergoing treatment in hospital, officials said.

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