Archive · 17 Nov 2025
Elephant Herd Tramples Woman to Death in Jharkhand
A herd of 42 elephants roaming in the area, causing destruction, killed a 45-year-old woman in Kharkanda village, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.
The forest department responded to the incident, driving the herd out of the affected area, mobilizing the herd to drive out of the forest, causing intermittent destruction, with the victim's family receiving immediate assistance.
A herd of 42 elephants killed a 45-year-old woman in Kharkanda village, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.
The victim's family received Rs 25,000 in immediate assistance.
The herd of 42 elephants roaming the area and causing destruction.
The forest department responded to the incident, driving the herd out of the affected area.
The herd management has been mobilized to drive the herd out of the forest, causing intermittent destruction.
- Who
- A herd of 42 elephants, a 45-year-old woman in Kharkanda village, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.
- What
- An elephant herd trampled and killed a woman.
- When
- Sunday night
- Where
- Kharkanda village, Bokaro district, Jharkhand.
- Why
- The elephants were roaming the area and causing destruction.
Forest Department
Rescue Teams
Herd Management
Forest Department
The forest department responded to the incident, driving the herd out of the affected area.
Rescue Teams
Rescue teams have been mobilized to drive the herd out of the forest.
- Victim
- Sanjho Devi
- Incident Location
- Kharkanda village, Bokaro district, Jharkhand
- Incident Time
- Sunday night
- Elephant Herd Size
- 42
- Immediate Assistance Provided
- Rs 25,000
- Total Compensation
- Rs 3.74 lakh (after post-mortem)
- Responding Teams
- From Bokaro, Ramgarh, and Bankura (West Bengal)
