Assam: Local Resident Killed In Elephant Attack At Manas National Park

CHIRANG: A tragic incident unfolded at Manas National Park in Assam's Chirang district, near the India-Bhutan border, when a local resident lost his life in an elephant attack. The victim, identified as 60-year-old Anil Barman from No. 2 Dailongjhar village, was part of a group that ventured into the park on Saturday to gather wild vegetables.

During the foraging, the team suddenly came across a wild elephant that attacked them. Though Barman's team members managed to escape safely, he was unable to escape the angry animal and received fatal wounds.

When informed about the accident, forest department officials launched a search in the national park. They discovered Barman's body on Sunday and later transported it to his home for the family to perform the final rites.

Similarly, a woman, identified as Mainu Barua, was seriously injured in a wild elephant attack in Golaghat’s Marangi area, specifically in the 3 No. Falangani Village, Murphulani forest beat office. The wild elephant was said to be moving in the village when it attacked the woman, who was standing outside her house at the time, eyewitnesses have reported.

The elephant stepped on the woman, injuring her seriously. Locals took her immediately to the Kushal Konwar Civil Hospital in Golaghat for treatment. The woman is in critical condition and is currently being treated. The incident points to the increasing issue of human-wildlife conflict in the area.

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