RANCHI, March 2 -- A wild elephant strayed into residential neighbourhoods in the Ratu area on the outskirts of Ranchi on Monday, leaving one man dead and another injured. The incident triggered widespread panic among local residents as forest officials struggled to contain the animal.

The elephant was first spotted early Monday morning near Chittarkota Patra village. It later moved into Pali and Chitrakota villages under the jurisdiction of the Ratu police station.

Ranchi divisional forest officer (DFO) Srikant Verma confirmed the incident and said that compensation had been provided to the victim's family.

"At 10 am, we received information that a single elephant was roaming in the forest area of Chitrakota in Ratu. A local villager,...