Archive · 2 Jan 2026
Elephants kill 4 in separate incidents
In two separate incidents, four people were sadly trampled to death by elephants.
In the first incident, a 29-year-old woman named Jhili Behera was getting water from a tube-well in a village in Angul, Odisha, when a big elephant she couldn't see in the foggy weather trampled her.
The villagers were very upset and blocked the road for more than four hours.
The forest officials promised to move the elephants away and gave her family some money to help them.
In the second incident, three men were trampled to death by a stray elephant in different villages in Jharkhand.
The forest officials are trying to track the elephant and warn other villagers to stay safe.
The families of the victims were given help for the last rites, and more money will be given to them after some papers are submitted.
Four individuals were trampled to death by elephants in separate incidents in Odisha and Jharkhand.
Jhili Behera (29, female) was trampled in Saharagada Sunabhuin village, Angul, Odisha, while fetching water during foggy weather.
Three men (Vishnu Sundi, 57; Mangal Singh Hembrom, 35; Hurdup Bahanda, 63) were trampled in different villages under Chaibasa forest division, West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.
Villagers in Angul blocked the Bantala-Angul road for over four hours, blaming forest officials for negligence.
Forest authorities in Angul paid Rs 60,000 as initial compensation, with a total of Rs 10 lakh pending verification, and a herd of seven elephants was seen near the village.
- Who
- Four individuals: Jhili Behera (29, female), Vishnu Sundi (57, male), Mangal Singh Hembrom (35, male), and Hurdup Bahanda (63, male)
- What
- Trampled to death by elephants in separate incidents
- When
- Wednesday (Angul) and late Thursday night (Jharkhand)
- Where
- Saharagada Sunabhuin village, Angul, Odisha and Chaibasa forest division, West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand
- Why
- The incidents occurred during foggy weather with poor visibility and due to the elephants straying from their herd and attacking out of fear.
Villagers
Forest Officials
Negligence
Villagers
Villagers blame forest officials for negligence in managing elephant movements.
Forest Officials
Forest officials claim they are taking measures to track and warn villagers about the elephants.
- Victim 1
- Jhili Behera, 29, female, Saharagada Sunabhuin village, Angul
- Victim 2
- Vishnu Sundi, 57, male, Roro, Chaibasa Sadar
- Victim 3
- Mangal Singh Hembrom, 35, male, Bandijari
- Victim 4
- Hurdup Bahanda, 63, male, Birsinghhatu
- Location of Incident 1
- Saharagada Sunabhuin village, Angul, Odisha
- Location of Incident 2
- Chaibasa forest division, West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand
- Compensation Paid (Angul)
- Rs 60,000 (first instalment)
- Total Compensation (Angul)
- Rs 10 lakh (pending verification)
- Number of Elephants in Herd (Angul)
- 7
- Duration of Road Blockade (Angul)
- More than 4 hours