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Chhattisgarh Tragedy: Wild Elephant Tramples 3 Family Members & Neighbour To Death

10 Aug 2024

In Chhattisgarh's Jashpur district, a wild elephant killed at least four people, including three from the same family, according to officials. This tragic event brings the number of deaths from elephant attacks in the area to nine over the past month. The incident occurred on the night between Friday and...

Wild Elephant Fatally Struck By Speeding Train In Assam

10 Jul 2024

An adult wild elephant was on Wednesday killed by a superspeed train in lower Assam's Morigaon district, forest officials here said. The NFR made it clear the incident occurred at 5 a.m. near Jagiroad, and this was not under the elephant corridor. An NFR official said, "The incident took place...

Two trampled to death by wild elephant in Telangana’s Asifabad

04 Apr 2024

Two individuals lost their lives in separate incidents of wild elephant attacks in Telangana's Kumuram Bheem (KB) Asifabad district within a span of less than 24 hours, officials reported on Thursday. According to the police, the first incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon when a wild elephant entered an agricultural field...

Karnataka: Wild Elephant Wanders in Kodagu District

09 Mar 2024

On Saturday morning, a wild elephant wandered into the Karnataka district of Kodagu, frightening the locals. Social media users have posted a video of the newborn tusker entering the Ponnampet area that was taken by the locals. The elephant was observed returning the same way it had entered after making...

Pulpally: 2 people arrested for attacking forest department vehicle

19 Feb 2024

Police have arrested two people in connection with the Pulpally violence episodes for attacking a forest department vehicle. The arrest occurred after three consecutive deaths caused by wild elephant attacks spurred protests in Kerala's Wayanad on Saturday, with prohibitory orders imposed on the Pulpally district for two days. "Police are...

Kerala: Wild Elephants Claim a life, political parties start protest

17 Feb 2024

On Saturday morning, leaders from several political parties began a 12-hour demonstration in Kerala's Wayanad in response to the death of a 50-year-old man who was mauled by wild elephants. Poul, a native of Pakkam in Pulpally, was attacked by a herd of elephants on Friday morning and killed while...

Wild elephant tramples five people to death in Jharkhand’s Lohardaga

21 Feb 2023

At least five people were killed in two separate incidents by a wild elephant that got separated from its herd in Jharkhand’s Lohardaga district in the past 24 hours, forest officials said on Monday. Muniya Devi, the 35-year-old woman, was crushed to death at Masiyatu in Kudu police station. Meanwhile, four...