Elephant rampage in Ramgarh, Jharkhand, crushed 3 laborers to death, atmosphere of panic in the area

News India Live, Digital Desk: The terror of wild elephants in Jharkhand is not stopping. The latest case is from Ramgarh district, where on Friday morning a herd of elephants wreaked havoc and brutally crushed three laborers to death. Another laborer has been seriously injured in this attack, whose condition remains critical. After the incident, there is an atmosphere of mourning and panic in the entire area.

The attack took place early in the morning, workers had come to work at the brick kiln.

According to the information received, this heart-wrenching incident took place in Gola and Murpa area of ​​Ramgarh. All these laborers had come here in connection with brick making work and were busy in their work in the morning. Then suddenly a herd of elephants attacked them. One laborer lost his life in Murpa village, while two other laborers were crushed by elephants in Banda area. The deceased have been identified as Dheeraj Bhuinya (Patratu), Yugal Bhuinya and 70-year-old Shyamdev.

Injured laborer admitted to hospital, forest department team alert

The laborer injured in this fatal attack by elephants has been immediately admitted to the nearest hospital. The injured laborer is said to be a resident of Sutri village. As soon as information about the incident was received, the local police and forest department teams reached the spot. Forest department officials have advised villagers to remain alert and not go towards the forests. The movements of the elephant herd are being monitored so that such incidents can be prevented in future.

Human-elephant conflict deepens in Jharkhand

This incident in Ramgarh once again points towards the increasing human-elephant conflict in Jharkhand. In the last few months, reports of elephants damaging crops and attacking humans have been continuously coming from various districts of the state. The villagers are now demanding concrete steps from the administration regarding their safety. The Forest Department has started the process of giving compensation to the families of the deceased, but it is impossible to compensate for the loss of life.