How a rogue elephant shattered one family's lives twice, over 14 years
For Shanichara Bote, the nightmare started in December 2012. A notorious rogue elephant named Dhurbe trampled and killed his parents in Madi, a town near Nepal’s Chitwan National Park . Devastated by the loss, Bote decided to pack up his family and move. He hoped that by putting distance and a major river between them and the park, they would finally be safe. He was wrong. Nearly 14 years later, the very same elephant found them again.
No way to run
Hoping to escape the danger, Bote had relocated his family nine miles away to the town of Jagatpur, crossing the wide Rapti River. They truly believed the water barrier would keep them safe from the elephant that had shattered their lives. But recently, Dhurbe crossed the river, broke into the family's new home in Jagatpur, and attacked again. This time, the elephant killed Bote’s 25-year-old daughter-in-law, Ashika Bote, and his four-year-old grandson, Bharat Bote. "After all these years, the exact same elephant found us again," a grieving Bote told the Kathmandu Post . "There is nowhere left for us to run."
No way to run
Hoping to escape the danger, Bote had relocated his family nine miles away to the town of Jagatpur, crossing the wide Rapti River. They truly believed the water barrier would keep them safe from the elephant that had shattered their lives. But recently, Dhurbe crossed the river, broke into the family's new home in Jagatpur, and attacked again. This time, the elephant killed Bote’s 25-year-old daughter-in-law, Ashika Bote, and his four-year-old grandson, Bharat Bote. "After all these years, the exact same elephant found us again," a grieving Bote told the Kathmandu Post . "There is nowhere left for us to run."
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