Jhargram Elephant Attack: Elephants have created terror in Jhargram district of West Bengal. Eight people have been crushed to death in the last seven days. Property worth lakhs has been damaged.
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Bengal Elephant Attack: in Jhargram district of West Bengal elephant attack The process of death continues. Eight people have died and two have been injured in elephant attacks in the last seven days. Jhargram The attack of elephants is going on in the district since last Saturday. Till last Wednesday, four people have died in Sankrail of Nayagram area of Jhargram. Tomorrow Belpahari Three people died in the area and two others were injured. Eight people died in elephant attacks in a week. Panic spread in the area due to the injuries of two.
It is alleged that even after the attack of elephants, the forest department is playing the role of a mute spectator. The villagers allege that they are sitting idly by after paying compensation for the death of the elephant. The anger of the people of the area is that they are sitting quietly without keeping an eye on the movements of the elephants.
Elephants killed eight people, broke many mud houses
According to the information received, in the last seven days, elephants have not only killed eight people, but have also broken about 55 mud houses including three bikes and a private car. Elephants have also destroyed crops of hundreds of bighas. As a result, residents of Jungle Laguna village in Jhargram district are in great fear. The way the herd of elephants is harming people and crops. Due to this, the risk of elephant attack is increasing. As a result, people’s anger against the forest department is increasing. The forest department has only advised people to be cautious.
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Villagers angry with the attitude of forest department officials
Local people say that the way elephant groups have started creating havoc by entering different areas. Due to this, the danger of elephant attack is increasing in the entire Jhargram district. A compensation check of Rs 5 lakh has been arranged by the Forest Department to the families of those killed in elephant attacks, but those whose houses and crops were damaged by the herd of elephants did not get proper compensation from the Forest Department Is. Due to this, the residents of Jhargram district are angry with the forest department. The villagers say that if proper action was taken by the Forest Department, then this kind of damage would not have happened, but the employees of the Forest Department have remained mute spectators.
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