Dibrugarh: A man is trampled to death by wild elephants in Balijan Nepal Gaon in Digboi in Tinsukia Assam District on Sunday.
The dead person has been identified as Nirmal Singh Chetri (71).
The incident occurred when he went to cut the grass for feeding his goat in the morning.
The villagers launched a search when he did not return home and found his body in the fields.
Officials appointed according to government norms as compensation for RS 4 lakh will be given to the next relatives of the victims by the environment and the forest department.
After receipt of post-mortem reports and relevant documents.
Local said the wild elephant from Patkai Dehing’s reserve entered the area regularly.
Previously there were several incidents of people who were killed by wild elephants, they said.
Wildlife experts connect the instance of the destroyer instance to shrink forest cover and encroachment in the elephant corridor.