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Elephant dies of unknown disease in Assam

First Published: 28th May, 2018 15:53 IST

An elephant died at Rangjuli in Assam’s Dudhnoi this morning due to an unknown disease. The elephant had been sent from Guwahati along with another jumbo to drive out a

An elephant died at Rangjuli in Assam’s Dudhnoi this morning due to an unknown disease.

The elephant had been sent from Guwahati along with another jumbo to drive out a rogue elephant in the area.

A team of doctors had also been brought in from Guwahati to tend to the ailing elephant but their efforts finally collapsed this morning.

The elephant was part of a team of two domestic elephants that had been brought in to drive out a rogue elephant that had been causing nuisance in the area.

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