Wild elephant strays into Ranchi, safely driven out after hours long operation
The animal was first sighted in Hawai Nagar in the early hours and later moved towards Birsa Chowk, disrupting traffic and forcing residents to remain indoors.
The animal was first sighted in Hawai Nagar in the early hours and later moved towards Birsa Chowk, disrupting traffic and forcing residents to remain indoors.
According to forest officials, the incident took place at Katiyara Baba Kutia, located under the Katarniaghat forest division on Sunday night .
Two wild elephants trampled three villagers to death in a series of attacks in the forests of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh, on Monday.
One more person has been killed in an attack by a wild elephant in Kerala’s Wayanad district on Wednesday.
This marks the 12th pachyderm death in the state within a few days.
The elephant is being driven back into the forest by forest officials from the Coimbatore Forest Division, as well as range officers and anti-poaching observers.
