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Villager dead in elephant attack

NAMRUP: After a brief gap, wild jumbos again have started unleashing a reign of terror in Namrup area killing a villager forcing the authority to step in.
The incident took place at  Panichukia Bongaon where a herd of wild jumbos  sneaked into the human habitate in search of food and during the reign of terror, these wild the wild jumbos faced villager Joseph Orang at midnight and trampled him to death.
The panic stricken villagers then called up the department which rushed some guards to disperse the elephants to the Joypur reserve forest by bursting fire crackers.

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