A herd of 12 elephants trampled to death a 65-year-old man at Majdiha village in Lawalong block of Chatra district on Friday night. Rajeshwar Mochi, the deceased, was a resident of Loharsi village in the Panki police station area in Palamau district.
Local residents said Mochi had come to the village a few days ago to meet his daughter. On Friday, the duo were walking back home from the local market when an elephant emerged from behind a government school and attacked him. His daughter managed to flee.
Angry villagers later lit torches and tried to chase the herd into the forest. But this angered the elephants and they destroyed paddy in neighbouring Sehda village.
Forest department and police officers on Saturday reached the village and spoke to the villagers.
The spot where Mohammed Mustaqueen and Mohammed Qayyum were shot at in Dhatkidih on Saturday. Animesh Sengupta
Jamshedpur gunshot victim dies
A 35-year-old man who had sustained a gunshot wound in an attack by a gang of alleged drug addicts at Dhatkidih in the Bistupur police station area on October 5 succumbed to his injuries at his home early on Saturday.
Mohammed Mustaqueen had sustained a bullet injury in his lower abdomen and was admitted to Tata Main Hospital along with another gunshot victim, Mohammed Qayyum.
Mustaqueen had been operated upon and discharged from the hospital on October 7 as his family could not bear the medical expenses.
Both Mustaqueen and Qayyum were shot at by a gang of drug addicts near the house of Md Zeidy, a companion of the attackers, after a commotion.
Police have arrested three of the attackers, but the main accused, Salman, is still at large.
Suicide after argument
A 28-year-old man allegedly committed suicide after an argument with his newly-wedded wife at Tilhet village in Huntergujnj block. Jangali Bhuiyan was a resident of Santarapur village under Chakla panchayat in Huntergunj block of Chatra and was staying with his in-laws in Tilhet. He and his wife went to the market and had an argument. He later consumed poison.
