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Wild elephants trample three to death in Jharkhand

The Economic Times
13 Mar 2009

RANCHI: Three villagers were trampled to death and one person was injured when a herd of wild elephants rampaged through a village in Ramgarh district of Jharkhand on Friday, the police said.

The herd of elephants entered Sringasu village of Ramgarh district, around 90 km from here, early Friday morning, attacked the three houses and trampled four people.

"Three people of two families died on the spot. One injured person has been admitted to a local hospital. His condition is serious," a police officer said.

He said the rampaging elephants also destroyed standing crops.

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