Rajganj, 18th May: A tragic incident occurred in the Nadhabari area of Mantadari Gram Panchayat in Rajganj block, where a woman lost her life in an elephant attack. On Saturday, Rajganj MLA Khageswar Roy, along with Zilla Parishad Chairman Krishna Roy Barman and Jalpaiguri Zilla Parishad Electricity Karmadhyaksha Ranbir Majumdar, visited the bereaved family to offer their condolences.
On Friday, Beauty Roy was attacked by an elephant while she was passing through a forest road near Nadhabari. Following her death, local residents, incensed by the tragedy, confronted the police and forest department officials when they arrived on the scene. The confrontation escalated into a physical altercation, resulting in injuries to four forest personnel and damage to two Forest Department vehicles. The incident has created a tense atmosphere in the area.
