A wild elephant in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum district killed two more people on Friday, January 9. The deadly attack happened in Tilkouti village under Majhgaon police station near the Odisha border. One of the victims is Prakash Das, 40, and the other is a minor boy. Villagers found Das’s head separated from his body. Eyewitnesses said the elephant has only one tusk, but officials have not yet identified the elephant for sure. The tusker has killed 17 people in the Chaibasa forest division in the last nine days. The forest department and police are on site. Teams from Gujarat, West Bengal, Odisha, and Jamshedpur have arrived to help control the rogue elephant. Aditya Narayan, Forest Divisional Officer of Chaibasa, said, “We are camping in the forest and all efforts are being made to identify, tranquilise the elephant. So far 17 people have been killed by the wild elephant. However, we are not sure how many rogue elephants are there. We are also not sure whether the elephant has come from Odisha or from the forest of Chaibasa.” Mr. Narayan added the elephant moves violently across the Kolhan region and mostly attacks at night, making it hard for teams to locate it. Drones are being used to find the animal. Since January 1, the tusker has entered human areas multiple times causing deaths. On January 6, seven villagers were killed in Babadia village in Noamundi block and Sialjoda village. Four victims were from the same family, including a husband, wife, and two minor children. Despite ongoing efforts with patrolling teams and firecrackers, the forest department has not yet succeeded in controlling the elephant. People are scared to leave their homes at night. Villagers now demand a permanent solution and compensation for the victims’ families.