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Wild Elephant Kills Man During Morning Walk in Bengaluru Outskirts
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News18•28-09-2026, 13:00
Wild Elephant Kills Man During Morning Walk in Bengaluru Outskirts
- •A 60-year-old man, Nagaraj, was killed by a wild elephant during his morning walk in Anchepalya, Bengaluru.
- •The incident occurred around 5:30 AM near Rajarajeshwari Hospital on Mysore Road.
- •Nagaraj was walking with his daughter when the elephant attacked him; he later succumbed to injuries at RR Medical College.
- •The elephant is believed to have come from the Bannerghatta area, within the Kaggalipura forest range.
- •Forest Department officials have launched a search operation to locate and capture the elephant.
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A 60-year-old daily-wage labourer named Nagaraj was killed by a wild elephant while walking with his daughter on the outskirts of Bengaluru. The incident occurred at Anchepalya near Rajarajeshwari Hospital on Mysore Road at around 5:30 am on Monday. Local residents rushed him to RR Medical College, but he succumbed to his injuries during treatment.
The fatal incident occurred within the Kaggalipura forest range, and authorities suspect that the wild elephant strayed from the Bannerghatta area.
Following the incident, Forest Department officials visited the location and initiated a search and capture operation to track down and locate the elephant.
