GUWAHATI: A woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant near the Guwahati Airport on June 28.
The incident reportedly took place at Satargaon's locality under Azara police station. The deceased has been identified as Kanchan Rabha aged 70 years old. According to media reports, the woman was ferociously attacked by the elephant on the prowl from a nearby reserve forest.
A local onlooker while speaking to the media said, “We saw the elephant coming down from the nearby reserve forest in search of food last night when the woman tried to scare away the elephant by flaming a torch light. Within moments, the elephant charged upon the woman goring her with its tusks and trampling her with a frightening ferocity.”
“The woman collapsed on the spot.” the local also added.
Meanwhile, Rani Forest Reserve official Jayanta Goswami, East Kamrup Forest Division ACF Jayanta Nath, and Azara police reached the location and recovered the body of the deceased woman. The body was later sent to Gauhati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) for a post-mortem.
Further details are awaited.