Jumbos trample man to death in Gomia

BOKARO: A man was trampled to death by a herd of elephants at
Koyotaad under Siyari Panchayat of Gomia block.

The herd of 12 elephants, including two calves, had entered the Koyotaad
village from Ramgarh a few days ago. It was only when villagers burst
crackers and raised an alarm, the herd ran away from the village.

R N Mishra, Bokaro divisional forest officer (DFO), said, “A quick response
team has been rushed to the spot and stationed there. We have provided
Rs 25,000 compensation to Shikha Devi, the deceased’s wife.” The
elephants entered the farm adjacent to Manjhi’s house at night.“In the
dark, he thought the calf was a buffalo and tried to chase it away. This
angered the elephants and they trampled Manjhi to death,” Mishra said. “It was after villagers reached the spot and raised an alarm that the elephants left the spot. Manjhi’s body was sent for post mortem. A forest team is keeping vigil on movement of herd to avoid such incidents,” the DFO added.

A forest team has alerted the residents in the area to remain indoors at night, if elephants enter their villages, and inform the quick response team immediately.

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