Rampaging elephant kills at least 20 people, including children, in India, officials say
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Key Points:
- A lone wild elephant in Jharkhand, India, has killed at least 20 people and injured 15 others over nine days, prompting wildlife officers to hunt the animal.
- The rampaging bull elephant, believed to be in musth, caused panic in over 20 villages, forcing residents to abandon farms or stay indoors at night.
- Search efforts using patrols and drones are ongoing in dense forests, including a national reserve in neighboring Odisha, but the elephant has not been spotted since last Friday.
- Human-elephant conflicts are increasing in India due to habitat loss and expanding human settlements, with 629 people killed by elephants nationwide in 2023-2024.
- India, home to the majority of wild Asian
