Goalpara: At least three persons, including a child, were killed and two others injured after they were attacked by a herd of wild elephants in Assam's Goalpara district on Thursday, said Dhruba Dutta, the forest range officer of Lakhipur.
Three members of a family – Nabin Basumatary (53), his wife Jamini Basumatary (33) and their 18-month-old child Hadanashwa Baswamatary – died in the wild elephants attack.
Two vehicles were also damaged by the elephants.
The incident took place on the Lakhipur-Agia road of the Lakhipur forest range in the Goalpara district.
"Two others were also injured. They were rushed to a hospital," he added.
Human-elephant conflict is not new in the remote areas of the Udalguri district. As per government data, the loss in Udalguri due to such conflict is staggering.
Between 2010 and 2019, 62 elephants and 155 people have become victims of human-elephant conflicts in the district, while during the same period, 4,978 houses and 2,143 hectares of crops were also damaged. (with Agency inpurts)
