Archive · 1 Jun 2025
Infant among 3 Family Members Killed in Elephant Attack
A family in Bengal was tragically attacked by an elephant.
Manoj Das, his baby daughter, and his mother were killed when a herd of elephants entered their village.
The elephants came from a nearby forest.
The villagers are asking for the government to fix the electric fences to keep the elephants out and prevent this from happening again.
A 35-day-old infant was among three family members killed in an elephant attack.
The incident occurred in Alipurduar's Falakata, Bengal on Saturday.
The deceased were Manoj Das, his daughter Manisha, and his mother Makhanrani.
A herd of 20 elephants entered Kunjanagar village from a nearby forest.
Locals demanded the repair of electric fences after the incident.
- Who
- Manoj Das, his daughter Manisha, and his mother Makhanrani
- What
- Three members of a family died in an elephant attack.
- When
- Saturday
- Where
- Kunjanagar village, Alipurduar, Bengal
- Why
- An elephant from a herd of 20 attacked the family.
Villagers
Government/Forest Department
Preventative Measures
Villagers
Villagers want the government to repair electric fences.
Government/Forest Department
The government's actions are not mentioned.
- Location
- Alipurduar, Bengal
- Victims
- Manoj Das (35), Manisha (infant), Makhanrani (68)
- Date
- Saturday
- Cause of Death
- Elephant attack
- Number of Elephants
- Herd of 20
- Village
- Kunjanagar
Sources
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