Guwahati: Elephant Calf Dies After Falling Into Pit In Rani Reserve Forest

A month-old elephant calf on Thursday died after falling into a mud pit on the outskirts of Guwahati.

According to a report by India Today reports, the elephant calf had come with a herd of elephants from the nearby Rani Reserve Forest but fell into the pit.

"The calf came with a herd of wild elephants and fell into the pit but could not come out as it was very young. The calf got stuck in the mud and eventually died," India Today quoted a local villager as saying.

Eventually, on Thursday villagers pulled out the elephant calf from the pit and cremated it.

This is the second incident in the Rani Tea Estate situated along the Assam-Meghalaya border.

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