Alipurduar, 25th November: 22 wild elephants were spotted blocking the Hatipota state highway in Alipurduar district during broad daylight.
Reportedly, a herd of 22 elephants came out of the Buxa Tiger Reserve and were spotted blocking the state highway for an hour. As a result, traffic came to a standstill for quite a while. Besides, huge crowds of people gathered to see the elephants.