Wild elephant claims a life at Lower Fagu Tea Garden
MUKESH SHARMA
Kalimpong,
July 11:
One
Suman Kunwar, a resident of Lower Fagu Tea Garden under Gorubathan Block, died
after being attacked by a wild elephant at around 1 a.m. of July 11, 2012.
Deceased Kunwar was taken to the hospital in a critical condition where he
succumbed to his injuries. Along with the deceased’s house, the wild elephant
also destroyed two other houses nearby.
The
residents of the Tea Garden angry with the incident today blocked the road for
hours. The villagers notified that, this is the 8th incident in
series during which a villager has lost his life. They complained that due the
unavailability of electricity in the village they are unaware of wild animals
approaching them. And there are more chances of such mishaps in the future if
the shortage of electricity continues, they added.
After
the blockade by the villagers, the officials of the Forest Department reached
the village and distributed an amount of Rs 20,000/- each to the affected
households as relief fund. However, the villagers whined that the Government
did not provide any aid to the earlier victims of the attack. Further, they are
dismayed over the fact that even after many complaints by them regarding the
electricity supply, the Government is still staying put in this matter.
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