Wild Elephants Create Havoc in Jharkhand , Killing Five Persons

Elephants damage houses in villages

Ramgarh (Jharkhand) – Five persons, including two women, were trampled to death in the past 24 hours in an attack by wild elephants at Sirka forest. The elephants also entered villages and damaged houses creating panic among locals. The Forest Department and District Administration have appealed to the people to be alert.

As per the information given by the Forest Department, two quick response teams and many forest guards have been deployed to monitor the movements of the elephant. These teams are patrolling the areas of the forest and nearby villages and efforts are on to prevent further untoward incidents. There are about 42 wild elephants in different herds roaming in the forest bordering Ramgarh and Bokaro districts as per the information shared by the Forest Department.

*A person dies while recording a video

Mr Nitish Kumar, the divisional forest officer stated that in the afternoon on 16.12.2025, a youth named Amit Kumar Rajwar had gone close to a herd of eight wild elephants to take photos and record a video. At that time, the herd suddenly attacked and trampled him, killing him on the spot.