Man, 71, On His Way To Vote, Trampled To Death By Elephant In Jharkhand

The man was a resident and the 'pradhan' (village head) of Gobarbani village within the limits of the Baharagora police station in Jamshedpur Lok Sabha constituency.

 A 71-year-old man was trampled to death by a wild elephant in a village in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district when he was on his way to cast his vote for the Lok Sabha polls on Saturday, police said.

The man was a resident and the 'pradhan' (village head) of Gobarbani village within the limits of the Baharagora police station in Jamshedpur Lok Sabha constituency.

The incident happened around 90 km away from Jamshedpur city when he was passing through the Gobarbani jungle, a police officer said.