Man trampled to death by herd of 18 elephants in Gomia (Bokaro) Times of India April 20, 2024 A 65-year-old man was trampled to death by a herd of 18 elephants at Tilaiya village under Jageshwar Police station limits of Gomia block in Bokaro district on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Laharu Mahto. Locals said the herd of elephants emerged from the nearby Jageshwar forest and attacked Mahto, who visited the area to collect mahua fruit at around 5 am. Others who were collecting mahua along with Mahto managed to flee. Upon receiving information about the attack, Tilaiya villagers gathered at the site. Forest department and Jageshwar police station team, led by in-charge Abhinash Kumar, arrived, and took Mahto’s body into custody and sent it for postmortem. Local divisional forest officer (DFO) Rajneesh Kumar said the deceased’s wife Murali Devi has been given an immediate compensation of Rs 25,000. “As per the govt’s provision, the families of those who die due to elephant attacks are entitled to a compensation of Rs 4 lakh. The remaining amount will be disbursed after post-mortem and necessary documentation,” Kumar told TOI. Forest officials said the herd of elephants has been camping in the area since earlier this year and had killed three people in Gomia in February. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ranchi/man-trampled-to-death-by-herd-of-18-elephants-in-gomia/articleshow/109446980.cms