Don't let its looks fool you. This elephant is a natural-born killer. A single elephant has killed at least 17 people in a series of attacks. That's more than some serial killers for the record.
The animal has left a reign of terror across India. Within several days, it's killed at least 17, including four family members. According to reports from the Times of India, the elephant has caused 12 separate attacks since the beginning of the new year. It's attacked and killed people across the West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand.
Officials believe it's a young adult male. On January 7, a woman joined the victims' list when she passed away at a local hospital. The elephant also decapitated a 40-year-old man as well. In another attack, it killed an entire family of four, which included two children and their parents. So far, wildlife officials haven't been able to track down the animal.
Elephant Kills Many
But government agencies are searching for the elephant. They plan to tranq and relocate the animal, according to divisional forest officer Aditya Narayan.
"We are still camping in the fields while trying to trace the elephant with multiple teams, but it wasn't spotted today," Narayan told the Times,
"We are planning to shift them to the nearest safer places from the critical areas," Kumar said.
