Jhapa: An elderly man was killed in an attack by a tusker at Mechinagar Municipality-13 in Jhapa district on Monday.
The elephant that strayed into the settlement from a nearby forest attacked local Khamba Singh Karki, 75, while he was chasing it away.
Injured Karki died at Birta City Hospital in Birtamode, said police. The incident took place at 3 am.
A local resident, Ganesh Bahadur Adhikari, 63, was also killed when a wild elephant attacked him five days ago.
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