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Woman along with 3 year old daughter trampled to death by a herd of wild elephants

First Published: 19th May, 2018 14:26 IST

With man-elephant conflict refusing to die in Assam, a woman and her daughter were trampled to death by a herd of wild elephants at Lahorijan in Karbi Anglong district’s Bokajan

With man-elephant conflict refusing to die in Assam, a woman and her daughter were trampled to death by a herd of wild elephants at Lahorijan in Karbi Anglong district’s Bokajan area.

The deceased duo have been identified as Munmi Devi while her 3 year old daughter has been identified as Puja Kumari.

On the other hand wild elephants are on a rampage at Dhanubhanga in Goalpara district’s Rangjuli.

However, the locals have alleged that the forest department has taken up no measures to chase away the elephants.

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