World | India

Killer elephant called Bin Laden shot dead in India

An elephant named "Osama bin Laden" that has killed more than 11 people and injured dozens over the past few months was shot dead in eastern India, officials said on Saturday.

  • Agencies
  • Published: 12:07 May 31, 2008
  • Gulf News

Patna: An elephant named "Osama bin Laden" that has killed more than 11 people and injured dozens over the past few months was shot dead in eastern India, officials said on Saturday.

Forest officials and a police team tracked down the animal in the eastern state of Jharkhand late on Friday, where it was shot dead by 20 bullets, a senior government official said.

The wild male elephant had been terrorising villagers in two states, destroying their crops and homes.

Hundreds of villagers gathered on Saturday to catch a glimpse of the dead elephant.

  • Rate this article
  • Average reader rating (208 votes) 2 Stars
Tools

Emailing an article to friend is a simple way to share a news item. Your friend will receive an email with your name and email address as well any personal message you choose to send.

The information you provide on this page will not be used to send unsolicited emails.

This service is not intended to encourage spam, and action may be taken against individuals who maliciously enter personal details of another individual.

Share this article

More from India

  1. Telangana leader's arrest triggers violence in Andhra

  2. Ottawa, New Delhi clinch civil nuclear deal

  3. Technical glitches hit India exam centres

  4. Senior Uttar Pradesh official commits suicide

All articles in India

More from World

Gulf News
Popular in World

More from world

News Editor's choice