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Village head on way to cast vote trampled to death by elephant in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur

A 65-year-old gram pradhan walking to his polling booth was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Gobrabani forest area in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur on Saturday morning.

Surendranath Hansdah was heading to his polling booth in Dhalabera.

Forest ranger Digvijay Singh said forest guards and quick response teams have been deployed to push deeper into the forest 37 elephants wandering in Khejuria, Baadmara and Chotia areas on Chakulia-Baharagora stretch. On May 21, a 35-year-old villager was also trampled to death on the Chakulia-Khejuria Main Road.

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