Guwahati: A herd of wild tuskers strayed into a village in Goalpara district of Assam and damaged as many as 25 houses, and another elephant trampled to death a villager in Bandarmatha on Wednesday night.
The incident took place at Bandarmatha village under Lakhipur Forest Range of the district.
This was informed by officials on Thursday.
According to reports, one elephant was also electrocuted in the incident.
The deceased has been identified as Jugal Barman.
Confirming the report, the Forest Range Officer of Lakhipur Forest Range, Dhruba Dutta told ANI that, “one person was killed after he was attacked by wild elephants and the herd destroyed at least 25 houses in the village”.
“A herd of wild elephants has been taking shelter in the area for the past 2 months. Last night, the wild elephants entered the village, destroyed at least 25 houses, and killed a villager. One wild elephant died after it came into contact with a live electric wire. We have tried to run away the herd of wild elephants from the area,” the forest official further said.