Jumbo warning: Venture into the forest when tipsy at your own risk
The Morning Standard|September 30, 2022
TRUST a man with the smell of alcohol and a staggering gait at your own risk. Alcohol has a way to attract and distract; the spirit of the occasion is in parallel with the elephant’s curious way to draw closer and trample the innocent tippler to death. That’s what West Bengal’s Forest Department is worried about.
PRANAB MONDAL
Jumbo warning: Venture into the forest when tipsy at your own risk

Surprised by recent elephant attacks claiming several lives, the forest department in Jungalmahal’s Jhargram district has issued a warning: The drunk must skip their forest jaunt as the smell of alcohol attracts the jumbo. Else, the victim’s family would lose compensation given to those killed in elephant attacks.

Last year, an elephant barged into a Durga Puja pandal, where organizers high on liquor, and went on a rampage.

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