This story is from June 23, 2024
Wild jumbo kills Bengal forest official
SILIGURI: A 48-year-old forest official was killed by a wild elephant at a tea garden in Naxalbari in Bengal on Friday night. Rajendra Rai was part of a team that was chasing the elephant back into the forest when it attacked them, said Kusreong DFO Devesh Pandey. "Rai had a gun but could not fire," he added. Rai had worked for 24 years in the forest department and is survived by two sons.
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