Single elephant suspected to have killed as many as 13 people in just a week in Indian jungle
Elephant kills at least 13 people in two days
- A rampaging elephant has killed at least 17 people in eastern India, intensifying man-animal conflict in the region.
- The adult male elephant carried out at least a dozen attacks in seven days across Jharkhand's Saranda forest belt, killing 13 people in two days alone.
- Forest officials believe the elephant is in 'musth', a condition causing heightened aggression, and are attempting to tranquilise it.
- Around 80 forest personnel and experts from West Bengal have been deployed to control the animal and divert it to a safer location.
- The elephant's erratic movements have led to the cancellation of six pairs of trains, and Jharkhand has recorded nearly 1,300 elephant-related deaths over the past 23 years.