Elephant kills mahout at Ranchi’s Birsa zoo

Ranchi | Sunday | 18th November, 2018

Summary:

RANCHI: Ramu, a 17-year-old elephant in Ranchi’s Birsa Biological Park, crushed his mahout to death on Sunday morning. “Singh came to take the elephant out of its shed for routine ride and washing. Samrat, who was rescued from Bandgaon in West Singbhum, was brought to the park in 1998. The unprecedented incident forced the park authority to lock down the facility for visitors. Ramu, deserted by his herd in Seraikela in 2006, was brought here and placed under the care of Singh..