Herd of wild jumbos kill two in Jharkhand
January 4th, 2011 - 6:53 pm ICT by IANSRanchi, Jan 4 (IANS) Two people were trampled upon by a herd of wild elephants in Jharkhand’s Gumla district, officials said Tuesday.”A herd of elephant trampled two people in Barnanga village of Gumla district Monday. The herd of elephants also destroyed one house and standing crops,” a forest official told IANS. Gumla is around 130 km from Ranchi.
Six tribals were killed in a similar attacks by the wild tuskers in the district last week.
Shrinking forest cover has caused elephants to venture into human settlements on a regular basis in 13 districts of the state.
More than 750 people in the state have been trampled to death in last eight years.
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- Woman trampled to death by elephants - Jul 22, 2010
- Woman, son killed in tusker attack in Jharkhand - Nov 17, 2010
- Elephant kills five in Jharkhand - Dec 29, 2010
- Wild elephants trample man to death in Jharkhand - Dec 03, 2010
- Elephant tramples Jharkhand official to death - Aug 03, 2010
- Jharkhand's anti-Maoist push drives tuskers wild - Sep 16, 2011
- Jumbos' terror back to haunt Chhattisgarh tribals - Sep 26, 2011
- Chhattisgarh villagers migrate as elephants run amok - Oct 08, 2010
- Rampaging tusker poisoned to death in Jharkhand - Jan 25, 2009
- Assam villagers poisoning elephants to prevent attacks - Oct 14, 2010
- Tribal families spend nights outside due to wild jumbos - Jan 03, 2012
- Elephants demolish a dozen houses in Chhattisgarh village - Jan 12, 2011
- Wild jumbos gatecrash school to party - Aug 31, 2011
- Tusker kills man cycling to work - Feb 22, 2011
Tags: district officials, elephant, forest cover, herd of elephants, human settlements, jumbos, ranchi, standing crops, tribals, tuskers, wild elephants