Wild elephants trample four to death
Our Correspondent, Rangamati
A herd of marauding wild elephants trampled four persons to death and injured seven others at Shafipur village in Razasthali upazila of the district in the early hours yesterday.The dead were identified as Abdur Rouf, 70, Ambia Begum, 40, Zarina Begum, 27, and Saleha Begum, 3. All the injured, identities of whom were not immediately available, were admitted to Rajasthali Upazila Health Complex, official sources said. Sources said the herd of about seven to eight elephants went on the rampage on the village on the eve of Fazr prayers. The upazila nirbahi officer and officer-in-charge of Rajasthali have visited the village. In May and June last, herds of wild elephants killed five persons in series of attacks on Shafipur village and its adjoining areas. The marauding wild elephants have so far this year killed at least 16 people in Rajasthali and Langadu upazilas of the district.
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