# Tusker steals rice sack from home in Odisha’s Sundargarh 2026-08-07T12:11:54+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A lone tusker has been terrorising the Koida range area of Odisha's Sundargarh district, entering homes and stealing food. At Rengalbeda Munda village, the elephant broke furniture and household items before picking up a bag of rice with its trunk and walking away. Villagers watched in amazement as the animal carried the sack through the streets. This is not the first such incident. Days earlier, the same rogue tusker stopped vehicles on the road and took food from them. Forest officials say the animal has become habituated to human food. Villagers have demanded its capture and relocation, while forest department teams are trying to drive it back into deep forest. ## Coverage - odishatv.in Tags: elephant, forest department, Human-wildlife conflict, Odisha, Sundargarh Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/tusker-steals-rice-sack-from-home-in-odishas-sundargarh/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/tusker-steals-rice-sack-from-home-in-odishas-sundargarh/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.