Assam: Man Trampled To Death By Wild Tusker In Nagaon

Guwahati: In yet another incident of human-elephant conflict, a man was allegedly trampled to death by a wild elephant in Nagaon district of Assam on Wednesday.

The incident took place in Kaliabor of the district.

According to reports, the victim moved forward to attempt to drive the elephant away, but the wild tusker went on the rampage and destroyed surrounding homes.

However, the elephant charged at the man instead of backing off, trampling him to death in the process.

The deceased was identified as Ajit Chaura, a resident of Lengteng village in the Kaliabor subdivision of the Nagaon district of Assam.

It may be noted that human-animal conflicts have been on the rise in Assam amid a loss of habitat and increasing encroachment into forest areas.