Battling cold, people in Bokaro villages take shelter on rooftops at night to avoid marauding jumbos

In the heart of Bokaro's Gomia block, a wave of anxiety has gripped the villagers as a formidable herd of elephants, led by a relentless matriarch, has been wreaking havoc since January. Homes have been invaded, lives lost, and properties devastated, forcing families to take refuge on rooftops, shivering under the starry sky, waiting for the alarm that signals danger.