Two people were killed in elephant attacks in West Bengal's Jhargram district, police said on Tuesday. The deceased were identified as Sujit Mahato and Namita Mahato, they said.
Sujit, a resident of Indkhara village, was returning home on his bicycle through a forest road after work around 8 pm when he was attacked by an elephant that strayed away from its herd. The elephant picked up Sujit with its trunk, and banged him on the road from a height, killing him on the spot, officials said.
The incident triggered panic in the area, they said.The second incident happened in Balia village in Manikpara. Another elephant killed Namita in a similar manner near her house, they added.
