Elephants pull down mud house: 2 children killed

Ranchi | Thursday | 21st June, 2018

Summary:

Two children of a family were killed and their grandmother was injured in wall collapse when their mud house was pulled down by a herd of elephants at Domunda on Thursday, a forest official said. Since paddy was stored in house, the animals pulled down the house at about 3 am when the victims were sleeping. Their injured grandmother Kumudni Devi (50) was admitted to the Patliputra Medical College Hospital. The two children died on the spot and their grandmother was seriously injured, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Saurabh Chandra said. The elephants had gone to the village, about 45 km from the district headquarters, in search of food..