India News | 2 Trampled to Death by Herd of Elephants in Jharkhand's Jamtara
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Two persons, including a seven-year-old boy, were trampled to death by a herd of elephants in Jharkhand's Jamtara district on Monday, a forest official said.
Jamtara (Jharkhand), Nov 20 (PTI) Two persons, including a seven-year-old boy, were trampled to death by a herd of elephants in Jharkhand's Jamtara district on Monday, a forest official said.
The incident took place at Bankhanjo village, around 210 km from state capital Ranchi.
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“A herd of 35 elephants entered the area on Monday from Tundi in Dhanbad district... A 50-year-old man and the minor boy had gone close to the herd and they were trampled to death,” Naryanapur Forest Range Officer R C Paswan told PTI.
The forest department has deployed teams to drive away the elephants from the region, he said.
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