Chaibasa/Garwah, March 31 Three people were killed by wild elephants in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum and Garwah districts over a 24-hour period, officials said on Tuesday.
A 55-year-old woman was killed, and an elderly man was injured in Barkundiya village in West Singhbhum on Monday night.
They were asleep when the elephant attacked them. Lakhan Kudada, 60, managed to escape, but the elephant caught Chandu Gope by its trunk and trampled her to death, officials said.
A 32-year-old man was killed by a herd of elephants in Ranka, Garhwa, on Monday morning, they said.
Munna Singh of Bahokudar village was attacked while he was walking near a pond, they said.
A 62-year-old man was killed in a similar attack in the Dhurki police station area of the district.
Dayeeb Korwa had gone to collect mahua seeds in a forest when an elephant attacked him, officials said.