Stories
Elderly Man Trampled to Death by Elephant in Jharkhand's Simdega
N
News18•25-09-2026, 20:30
Elderly Man Trampled to Death by Elephant in Jharkhand's Simdega
- •An elderly man was killed by an elephant in Jharkhand's Simdega district on Friday evening.
- •The incident occurred in Dumaria panchayat under Bano police station limits.
- •Dagar Singh, 69, was attacked while on his way to his farmland.
- •He was declared dead at a community health centre after being taken there by family members.
- •The Jharkhand government provides Rs 4 lakh compensation for deaths caused by elephant attacks.
Key Questions Answered
A 69-year-old man named Dagar Singh was trampled to death by an elephant in Jharkhand's Simdega district while heading toward his farmland.
The Jharkhand government provides a compensation of Rs 4 lakh for deaths caused by elephant attacks.
Following the attack, family members initially took him to a nearby community health centre where doctors declared him dead, and the body was subsequently kept at Simdega Sadar Hospital for a post-mortem examination.