Assam: Baby elephant tortured by villagers in Hojai

HOJAI: One of the most inhumane treatments meted out to wildlife was noticed in Hojai district of Assam recently.

A video has gone viral in the social media, wherein it could be seen that a mob tortured a baby elephant.

The incident has been reported from Shalbagan area near Lanka town in Hojai district of Assam.

The baby elephant, who was ill-treated by the villagers, got separated from his mother after the villagers chased away a herd.

This incident is another of the man-animal conflicts that have been raging on in Assam since recent times.

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