Bahraich, Feb. 17 -- Panic continues to grip villages adjoining the Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary located on the Indo-Nepal border after a wild tusker brutally trampled an elderly priest to death late Sunday night, marking the second fatal elephant attack in the area within two days. On Saturday, a 45-year-old woman died in an alleged tusker attack.

The back-to-back fatalities have heightened fear among villagers, with forest officials intensifying surveillance and urging people to exercise extreme caution as elephant movement continues to rise in the region.

The incident occurred at Katiara Baba hermitage, located within the Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, when the elderly priest, identified as Suresh Das, was having dinner with his...