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Villagers alleged that a tribal woman, identified as Meena Singh (35), had gone to the nearby forest to collect firewood on Wednesday evening and did not return. Only after arrival of the report, we will be able to say whether she was killed by elephant or not,” said forest official, R Mishra. We also drive away elephants by bursting crackers and other ways,” added Mishra.Notably, on July 9 residents of Barapada village in Choudwar had staged similar agitation after elephant had killed a calf and damaged crops in the region. CUTTACK: Tension prevailed in Badapokhari village under Tangi police limits on Thursday after a woman was allegedly trampled to death by an elephant.Angry over the incident, villagers staged agitation and blocked road for over three hours. The agitators demanded concrete steps by the forest department to drive away the elephants and compensation for the deceased’s family.To control the situation police officials, officials from district administration and forest department rushed to the spot..