In a move to save the lives of villagers from the rowdy tuskers, a nine-member team, including two hunters from Bakura West Bengal reached Nawadih on Friday to chase away the tuskers to Bengal zone.
Team includes Sunil Mahto, Mital Mahto, Manash Ravidash, Nirmal Karmokar, Madan Handasa, Kamal Mahto Shambhu Karmokar, Jano Modi and Mantu Mahto.
According to the villagers, a herd of elephants with three caves entered Baridih village of Nawadih in Bokaro district, rampaging tuskers trampled crops and damaged 21 houses at Nawadih on Friday night. The menace continued at Baramasia village in Nawadih on Saturday as five houses were damaged.
Villagers said when they saw elephants coming towards their house, they raised an alarm and ran away. Elephants also injured a 10-year-old Sahab Ram Manjhi. This is the second such attack by tusker in a week .
The herd entered the village in the evening and broke walls of houses belonging to Hopan Manjhi, Chotaki Devi, Mogana Manjhi, Sunil Kisko, lakhan Bhadahur Soreon, Jitlal Kisko, Chotu Manjhi, Sonaram Manjhi, Karan, Buteshwar Manjhi, Jagbandhu Murmu, Haradhan Murmu, Sanjay Mahto, Khiru Mahto, Mithu Ganju and Rama Ganju. Residents of Baridih and Baramasia villages have approached forest official to solve the problem while the Forest Department shifted the blame on lack of infrastructure.