<p>Dhanbad (Jharkhand): A 50-year-old man was trampled to death by a herd of elephants in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district, a forest official said on Monday.</p>.<p>The incident occurred at Karmatand village in Topchachi area, around 200 km from state capital Ranchi, around midnight when a herd of about 30 elephants entered the village, he said.</p>.<p>The deceased was identified as Gyanchandra Mahto. His body was sent for post-mortem on Monday morning.</p>.Locals hold massive protest in Wayanad over elephant attack, call off agitation after government assurance.<p>"After trampling the villager, the herd moved towards Giridih district," Dhanbad Division Forest Officer (DFO) Vikash Paliwal told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>He said the kin of the deceased was given a token compensation, and the entire ex gratia amount will be provided after completing the official procedure.</p>.<p>In Jharkhand, the government provides a compensation of Rs 4 lakh in case of death in an elephant attack.</p>.<p>Karmatand village head Anand Mahto said the herd of elephants stormed into the area around 12.30 am.</p>.<p>"We attempted to chase away the herd, but the elephants attacked the villagers. Gyanchandra was trampled to death by the herd during the course of fleeing," he said.</p>
<p>Dhanbad (Jharkhand): A 50-year-old man was trampled to death by a herd of elephants in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district, a forest official said on Monday.</p>.<p>The incident occurred at Karmatand village in Topchachi area, around 200 km from state capital Ranchi, around midnight when a herd of about 30 elephants entered the village, he said.</p>.<p>The deceased was identified as Gyanchandra Mahto. His body was sent for post-mortem on Monday morning.</p>.Locals hold massive protest in Wayanad over elephant attack, call off agitation after government assurance.<p>"After trampling the villager, the herd moved towards Giridih district," Dhanbad Division Forest Officer (DFO) Vikash Paliwal told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>He said the kin of the deceased was given a token compensation, and the entire ex gratia amount will be provided after completing the official procedure.</p>.<p>In Jharkhand, the government provides a compensation of Rs 4 lakh in case of death in an elephant attack.</p>.<p>Karmatand village head Anand Mahto said the herd of elephants stormed into the area around 12.30 am.</p>.<p>"We attempted to chase away the herd, but the elephants attacked the villagers. Gyanchandra was trampled to death by the herd during the course of fleeing," he said.</p>