An Elephant In Nepal Is Blamed For Killing 25 People In 14 Years, Including 4 Members Of The Same Family

A serial killer elephant blamed for killing 25 people has taken the lives of four members of the same Nepalese family over 14 years, even after the family moved miles away to escape it.

The wild male elephant, named Dhurbe, first trampled Shanichara Bote’s parents, Budhiram and Jharali, near Chitwan National Park in December 2012.

He then located and broke into their new home 15 kilometers (9 miles) away in Jagatpur, crossing two major rivers, and killed Shanichara’s 25-year-old daughter-in-law, Ashika Bote, and four-year-old grandson, Bharat Bote, on July 4 2026.

In total, Dhurbe the elephant has murdered 25 people, and Nepal is now at the stage of national outrage and protests.

Wildlife authorities have been tracking Dhurbe using satellite collars – with the latest fitted in 2023 – but the hourly location data failed to prevent the recent killings.

Officials have now come up with a new plan: tranquilise Dhurbe, shorten his tusks and install a new tracking collar capable of transmitting his location every 15 minutes. The device also includes geofencing technology designed to warn response teams when the elephant approaches populated areas.

Not a bad shout, when I guess the only other alternatives are to kill him or stick him in a cage for the rest of his life.

Not that this would work, because according to VICE, 93 Nepalese soldiers set out to kill Dhurbe after the fatal 2012 attack and shot the elephant twice — but he survived and made his getaway. No wonder he’s still p1ssed!

Usually I’m pro-animals in these types of situations but, I don’t know, 25 innocent people is a lot of people to kill. Is there any human serial killer out there who’s killed more than that?

Imagine being the Bote family, who’ve had four members killed already? I’m not sure why Dhurbe has it in for them specifically, but just imagine having to live in a world where you know there’s a giant elephant out there that’s made it his life’s mission to take out your entire family? They sold their home, moved 9 miles away, and he still managed to track them down like some kind of horror movie villain.

Here’s hoping the good people of Nepal can deal with this ASAP because it sounds like no one in Nepal is truly safe until Dhurbe has been immobilised.

For the millionaire big game hunter who was trampled to death by a herd of five elephants, click HERE.