Wild Elephant Kills Elderly Man in Baghmundi, Sparks Panic

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News18•10-02-2026, 13:05
Wild Elephant Kills Elderly Man in Baghmundi, Sparks Panic
- •Gurucharan Singh Mura, 76, died in a tusker attack in Baghmundi, Purulia.
- •The incident occurred in the Tunturi-Suisa region near Marcha, bordering West Bengal and Jharkhand.
- •The elderly man was attacked by a wild elephant while returning home after taking his cattle to drink water.
- •Witnesses reported the elephant lifted and slammed him to death on the spot, causing widespread fear.
- •Police and forest officials responded, but doctors declared him dead; locals question repeated elephant attacks.
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