• A Speeding Train kills Jumbo in Assam's Lanka

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    A Speeding Train kills Jumbo in Assam's Lanka

    After the occurrence, forest workers arrived at the location and removed the wild jumbo's carcass.

    color:#252525">Digital Desk: A wild elephant was tragically murdered on
    Thursday in Lanka Assam's Hojai district after it was struck by a speeding
    train.



    color:#252525">The event was reported from a location between the Habaipur and
    Patharkhola train stations.



    color:#252525">According to sources, the elephant was struck by a cargo train
    as it crossed the rails.



    color:#252525">After the occurrence, forest workers arrived at the location and
    removed the wild jumbo's carcass.



    color:#252525">The body of a wild elephant was found in a river in Numaligarh
    in the Golaghat district of Assam earlier this month.



    color:#252525">According to reports, people in the Doigrung River first noticed
    the jumbo, following which they alerted forest officials.



    color:#252525">The elephant may have perished after slipping into an illegally
    dug sand hole
    .