Overview
- Residents in West Singhbhum are abandoning homes and sleeping on rooftops or in treetops out of fear of new attacks.
- Authorities have deployed roughly 80 forest officers with drones and tranquilliser darts, and local volunteers have joined search efforts.
- Officials say the killing spree began on January 1 and has left four children dead, including an eight-month-old baby.
- Division forest officer Aditya Narayan reported that victims were trampled without warning and that one family lost four members.
- The government has announced Rs 4 lakh in compensation per death as conflict grows in areas where habitat loss and corridor fragmentation push elephants into contact with people.