Elephant Rampage in Hazaribagh: Six Dead, Four from Same Family; Rohit's Brave Escape

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News18•14-02-2026, 20:36
Elephant Rampage in Hazaribagh: Six Dead, Four from Same Family; Rohit's Brave Escape
- •A herd of elephants rampaged through Gondwar village, Hazaribagh, late Friday night, killing six people.
- •Four of the deceased were members of the same family, plunging the village into shock and grief.
- •Eyewitness Rohit Ram saved himself by throwing an electric room heater at an attacking elephant, causing it to retreat.
- •Villagers stayed awake in terror, demanding security and compensation from the administration and forest department.
- •Past incidents suggest elephants may attack for 'revenge' due to old mistreatment, alongside human-wildlife conflict factors.
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