Tourists who were excited to see a wild elephant were sent into a state of panic after the tusker charged towards them as well as a bike rider. The incident took place on Katarnia Road in the Katarniaghat Wildlife Division in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh.
Tourists and passersby managed to escape and fled the area. Following this, the elephant remained on Katarniaghat Road, bringing traffic to a standstill for several hours.
In another incident, a man was killed in a wild elephant attack in Mundoor, in this district, on Sunday (April 6) night. Alan, 25, a resident of Kayaramkodu, was trampled to death by the elephant. His mother sustained serious injuries and has been admitted to the Palakkad district hospital.
The attack occurred at around 8 pm while the mother and son were on their way home.
Locals rushed them to the hospital, but Alan could not be saved. His body has been shifted to the district hospital mortuary.
In a similar incident, on March 31 in Rampur village, a person identified as Durga Prasad, 50, lost his life after being attacked by a group of elephants. Balrampur district shares its border with the dense forest areas of Jharkhand.
The forest is dominated by the presence of elephants, which often roam in both states. The Kanhar River naturally demarcates the area.
Last year, a wild elephant also trampled a person, Chamra Ram, 60, to death in the Rajpur area of the Balrampur district. Chamra Ram encountered a group of eight elephants near his house in the nursery adjacent to Chilma Forest Range.
The elephants crushed him, leading to his death on the spot. His family managed to save their lives by fleeing the scene. This incident occurred as a group of 35 elephants roamed the area, with eight elephants splitting from the herd.