Elephants trample boy in Kokrajhar

Dhubri: A 12-year-old boy was trampled to death by a herd of wild elephants near Basbari in Kokrajhar district on Tuesday night.

Bandhu Ram Brahmo, a student of class VII of Basbari High School, came in front of a herd of elephants which had entered Basbari Boraibari village, 25km from Dhubri district headquarters, on Tuesday night.

District forest officer, Parbotjhora forest division, A. Sundar said, "The elephants usually come from Kochugoan forest division of Gossaigoan under Kokrajhar district."

He said after receiving information, a team of forest officials went to the village on Wednesday morning. The post-mortem was conducted at Dhubri civil hospital.

The process for providing compensation will be carried out only after receiving the post-mortem and police report, he said.

The forest department has warned the villagers not to venture into the nearby forest areas.

"We have informed the gaonburah to advise villagers not to approach elephants and to inform the department about any sighting of jumbos. We are now tracking the movement of the elephants," Sundar said.

Villagers said the herd was also causing damage to agricultural fields at Basbari Boraibari and adjoining villages.

An elderly woman was trampled to death by a herd of wild elephants at Digboi in Tinsukia on Sunday.

A source said Kumari Rai, 65, had gone for a morning walk around 4.30am when suddenly she came in front of the jumbo herd.


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