Jumbo Hurt After IED Planted by Naxals Explodes

THE IEDs planted by Maoists in the Saranda jungles of Chaibasa do not only pose a threat to the security forces but also to wild animals.

- Mukesh Ranjan @ Ranchi

It is suspected that an injured six-year-old elephant spotted in the woods late last month was hurt in an IED blast. The pachyderm's left hind leg has been found to be badly wounded and swollen. Locals who sighted the elephant say the giant mammal was splashing water on its wound,