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Speeding train kills elephant in West Bengal | The speeding NJP-Bamundanga Intercity Express knocked down a female elephant in the Diana region of West Bengal's Jalpaiguri District on Monday night. The jumbo, whose body was lying some 300 meters from
the track, was killed when it was crossing the railway track with a herd. The
other elephants, however, managed to crossover and were reportedly safe. Forest
officials informed that the preliminary investigations show a speeding train hit
the animal. "We are looking into the matter properly. We couldn't see the body
as it is. We will come to know later. The body is still lying near the track.
We have informed the higher authorities about it. They are coming," said Subhas
Chandra Ghosh, Ranger, Binnaguri Wildlife-II, Jalpaiguri. Meanwhile, the local
residents appeared pleased with the incident, as they were fed up with the elephants
damaging crops. "The train killed the elephant at night, whatever it did was good
enough because the number of elephants has increased and they damage all our crops,"
said Milon Chettri, a local resident. |
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