US EditionRampaging Elephant Kills at Least 20 People, Including Children, in India, Officials Say
A male elephant in musth killed at least 20 people over ten days, causing widespread fear and evacuation in West Singhbhum, Jharkhand, officials said.
- On January 14, 2026, Indian wildlife officers are hunting a lone single-tusked male elephant blamed for killing at least 20 people and injuring 15 in West Singhbhum district across Chaibasa and Kolhan forest areas.
- Divisional Forest Officer Aditya Narayan said the bull was likely separated from its herd and is believed to be in musth, while Wildlife Institute of India researchers link rising conflicts to mining and deforestation in Jharkhand.
- On January 6, the elephant struck at Babaria village, killing four family members sleeping on a gunyu, and relatives say Prakash Das was found decapitated on January 9 while Damodar Kuldi was also killed.
- More than 100 personnel, including mahouts and specialist teams from Odisha and West Bengal, have been mobilised by the Jharkhand Forest Department, but three tranquillising attempts failed and a mahout died.
- The Wildlife Institute of India estimates 22,446 wild elephants in India and reports at least 1,270 deaths from elephant attacks in Jharkhand over 18 years, noting mining and habitat loss pressures.
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Crazed Elephant Is Killing People
(Chaibasa, India) — Authorities in eastern India are scrambling to contain a rampaging elephant that has terrorized several rural communities, leaving at least 22 people dead over the past ten days. According to reports cited by TMZ, the elephant first went rogue on New Year’s Day in the Chaibasa region, storming into villages and attacking residents. The violence has since spread to neighboring areas including Hatgamharia, Bada Pasiya, and La…
Since the beginning of January, an aggressive elephant has been spreading fear and terror in India. Its youngest victim was just eight months old.
Killer Elephant Leaves 22 People Dead Over 10 Days in India, Still At Large
Chaos in small town India ... a killer elephant is still on the loose following a terrifying rampage -- leaving 22 people dead in just 10 days, including an expert who was called in to stop it.
A young elephant bull spreads fear and terror in northern India. Since the beginning of January, the aggressive animal has killed 22 people in small villages.
An elephant killed 22 people in India, authorities hunt the aggressive animal.
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