Tezpur, Sept 22 (PTI) Two persons were killed, and another was seriously injured when a wild elephant attacked them at three different places in Assam’s Sonitpur district on Tuesday, officials said.
The wild elephant strayed out of a nearby forest and attacked the victims in different parts of the Dhekiajuli police station area, Sonitpur West Divisional Forest Officer Bishwajyoti Das said.
The deceased were identified as Rahmat Ali and Ganesh Toppo while the injured person, Rup Singh Bormahalia, has been admitted to the Tezpur Medical College and Hospital.
Das said forest personnel were working to send the elephant back to the forest but the animal was last seen resting in the Balipara Tea Estate.
The Forest Department was closely monitoring the elephant’s movement, taking necessary measures to prevent any further untoward incident, he said.
(PTI News)
