A wild elephant entered Jharkhand's capital Ranchi on Friday (February 27, 2026) morning, triggering panic among locals, a forest official said.
The jumbo was moving around the Hawai Nagar area, and a forest team has been deployed to drive out the animal from the city, he said.
"The elephant perhaps deviated from its route and entered the city. Since it is school time for children, we are following all safety measures," Ranchi Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Srikant Verma told PTI.
He said elephants often come to the Dhurwa dam from the Halhu forest area.
The elephant was seen near the National Institute of Advanced Manufacturing Technology around 5 a.m., another official said.
