Hareswar Borah,
Nagaon, June 23: A male wild elephant coming from Dhing Chapori, entered into the residence campus of Deputy Commissioner, Nagaon early this morning and also took a walk across its lawn as well as its orchard. The elephant also destroyed a boundary wall in the DC official bungalow, sources said. Meanwhile the police on duty in the campus immediately managed somehow to take the elephant out of the campus following which the wild jumbo was being chased by forest personnel throughout the small town during which the elephant also demolished the entry gate of Nagaon Bengali Boys' HS School. Subsequently, the elephant was pushed back towards a waterbody near Jasingfa resort at Morikolong - Mahrul agricultural field by the forest personnel, sources said adding that the elephant entered into Chakorigaon and then it took shelter in a jungle at Teliapohukata area after crossing the Kolong river. The elephant was still there at Teliapohukata area till the time of filing this report and the forest personnel from Nagaon Forest Division were being deployed to keep a watch on the movement of the wild jumbo. While speaking to the local media persons here, DFO Bhaskar Deka said that the elephant was found near Dhing a couple of days back and thereafter it was traced again at Nagaon Jajori area yesterday. He said that the forest personnel would try to escort the elephant during the night to the Laokhuwa reserve forest or other. He however urged the people of the concerned areas not to create any panic or harm the elephant.
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