WATCH: Elephant Chases People In Assam's Goalpara District After They Try To Scare It Away

A herd of around 40 wild elephants from a nearby jungle took shelter in the Brogjuli area in search of food and damaged paddy crops.

Elephant chases people in Assam's Goalpara District

Incidents of conflict between wild elephants and people residing in the Brogjuli area of Goalpara district in Assam are becoming common. In a recent video surfaced on social media, a wild elephant can be seen chasing away people living in the area.

In the one-minute-long clip shared by news agency ANI, the herd of elephants are initially seen roaming close to a human settlement  on the margins of a forest. Soon the locals begin to chase one of the pachyderms which gets infuriated and begins to chase them back for a while and later disappears into the forest.

A herd of around 40 wild elephants from a nearby jungle took shelter in the Brogjuli area in search of food and damaged paddy crops, reported ANI, citing the locals.

Watch the video below to see the incident as it happened.

#WATCH | A wild elephant chases off people while they attempted to chase it away from a residential area last evening in Rongjuli, Goalpara in Assam

Locals say that a herd of around 40 wild elephants from a nearby jungle took shelter here in search of food & damaged paddy crops. pic.twitter.com/j3X7zPkxRc

— ANI (@ANI) November 30, 2022

A herd of around 40 wild elephants from a nearby jungle took shelter in the Brogjuli area in search of food and damaged paddy crops.

"The herd of elephants have damaged several bighas of paddy crops in the area. We are now helpless," the villager said, according to ANI.

While Sarat Das, Forest Range Officer, Rongjuli told news agency that around 70 wild elephants are currently taking shelter in different parts under Rongjuli Forest Range Office area.

Conflict between humans and elephants are frequently reported in Assam, home to the second largest number of elephants after Karnataka. State government has taken several measures in order to prevent such incidents.

In the winter season, the intensity of such conflicts rises as the animals leave forests in search of food