Monday, December 08, 2008

Wild elephants trigger panic in Jharkhand town

The Hindu
December 4, 2008


Chaibasa, Jharkhand (PTI): A herd of 19 wild elephants entered Chaibasa township early Thursday triggering panic among the residents of this district headquarter of West Singhbhum.
People of Tungri and Mahulisai locality and forest department officials have been trying to chase the elephants back into the forest.
A 12-year-old boy sustained minor injuries in the operation.
The sub-divisional officer of Chaibasa, Ramesh Kumar Dubey said the herd was seen camping in Mahulsai.
"We will wait till sunset, when the elephants were expected to return or will be chased away," he said.

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