'Laden' kills around 37 people in India

(Web Desk) – An Indian elephant named ‘Laden’ has terrorized the villagers living in and around the Asam State forest by killing more than 37 people.

The latest killing was reported on June 1 when an Indian villager from Asam State woke up in the middle of the night to find his house under attack by a wild jumbo. After a brief confrontation, the man was crushed to death by the jumbo.

In order to reduce the deaths, the villagers should stop going to the reserve forest areas saying that three out of the seven casualties this year have been inside reserve forests.

The problem started when villagers on the border panic and try to drive the elephants back to Assam. “When the villagers spot herds, they start shouting, beating the drums, creating panic among jumbos, which sometime leads to retaliation.”

The state government has set up elephant depredation protection committees at the village level to minimize damage along with a messaging system which alerts villagers of the movement of elephants through SMSes.


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