Assam: The 51-year-old forest ranger Atul Kalita had tried to chase away the herd by firing in the air but his service rifle did not work.
The victim's family was given relief of Rs 25,000, and the remaining compensation of Rs 5.75 lakh will be disbursed after the completion of necessary formalities.
West Bengal news: An elderly woman was killed by a wild elephant in Jharia village of the district in the early hours of Wednesday, the officer said.
A viral video shows an elephant attempting to assault a safari jeep in Mysore's Kabini National Park. The nerve-racking footage has stirred the internet and prompted concerns about human-animal conflict. Take a look.
Chhattisgarh news: An elephant trampled to death Ashok Uike (49) in Kherwatola under Marwahi Forest Range in GPM on Friday night, said Marwahi police station ASI Naveen Mishra.
In a disturbing incident, a wild elephant lost its life after two people in the Nilgiri district of Tamil Nadu threw a burning tyre on it. Celebrities like Kamal Haasan, Randeep Hooda, Koena Mitra, Pranita Subhash and others took to Twitter to express their anger over the incident.
Three persons have been killed in separate incidents of attack by elephants in Chhattisgarh's Jashpur district, a forest official said on Monday.
A visually-impaired man was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh, officials said.
A 62-year-old woman was killed by a wild elephant in Chhattisgarh's Jashpur district on Friday, a forest official said.
A herd of elephants trampled an 18-year-old boy to death at a forest in Chhattisgarh's Surajpur district, police said on Monday.
A 35-year-old woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Chhattisgarh's Korba district, a forest department official said on Tuesday.
At least four were dead and three received severe injuries after an elephant from Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary sneaked into a residential area in Bhubaneswar on Monday and attacked many people in the locality.
A pet elephant, owned by BJP MLA from Gorakhpur (rural), Vipin Singh, trampled its mahout to death in Singhpur village. Police said the tusker and the mahout, Shabbir, 34, were returning from a religious event in Deoria when the incident took place.
An Indian worker was injured after being attacked by a wild elephant in Sri Lanka's Puttalam district.
While others managed to escape the wrath of the jumbos, Kishore Pradhan sustained serious injuries due to attack by the elephants, police said.
A herd of nine elephants was passing through Birhor Para locality when some villagers shouted to alert people. On hearing their screams, the family fled towards the village and the family came face to face with theherd.
"If a family head dies following attack by elephants, children of that family will get free education in government schools," said the statement issued by the office of Chief Minister Raghubar Das.
As many as 369 persons were killed and 207 injured in wild elephant attacks in the last four years in Odisha, said a Minister on Tuesday.
The incident took place on Tuesday night when the victim, Tyofil Tirky (55), was walking towards his home in Dabkala village under Tapkara forest range bordering with Odisha after attending a family function nearby, divisional forest officer Krishna Kumar Jadhav said.
Kathmandu, Aug 4: Two people, including a child, were killed when an elephant went on rampage in a Nepal village on Sunday.The elephant killed Upendra Mahato, 30, and two-and-half-year-old Hiriya Mahato at Haripur-1 in Sarlahi
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