NUMALIGARH: In yet another incident of human-animal conflict an 8-year-old perished in a wild elephant attack in the Numaligarh region of the state. According to reports, the house that the child was in, was completely destroyed by the elephants in the incident.
The identity of the eight-year-old boy was revealed to be Ruhit Kumar. While his parents Sanjeev Kumar and Geeta Kumar were also injured in the incident. The incident occurred in the Shyamraipur Barshali village in the Morongi locality of Numaligarh.
Speaking about the incident, a local resident said, “The incident took place late at night on Sunday. The family had gone to sleep as it was raining and there was no electricity. The elephants completely destroyed the house and the child dies in the incident. While the mother broke her leg, the father sustained injuries on his leg. There was no electricity and no mobile network, so they could not call for help and the nearby people came to know about the incident later.”
Last week, a wild tiger triggered fear among the residents of the Numaligarh region of the state. The same tiger had reportedly injured one man a few days back in the same region. Local people mentioned that the tiger was spotted last week in the pipe yard of the Numaligarh Refinery Limited. A worker was also attacked by the tiger in the yard leading to severe injuries. The labours working on the extension project of the refinery are in fear for their lives as the tiger continues to be spotted in the region.
The tiger is expected to have taken refuge in the forest area near the Hatimari Jan which goes through the Rajabari Tea Garden. And the animal is now the reason for fear among the people of the tea garden as well as those in the vicinity of the refinery.
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